Japan and the Philippines would struggle to stay out. But what about the rest? https://t.co/r1Kbz5r6Yu ...

Asia's middle powers increasingly see Japan as a stabilizing force amid the turmoil caused by the US and China, writes @KarishmaJourno (via @opinion) https://t.co/aRcw9hZqSf ...

Japan has given Takaichi a landslide win - but can she bring back the economy? https://t.co/vTlSYgZhJL ...

GDP actually understates it.In GDP-PPP terms: China is already #1, India is #3, and Russia is #4.Balaji (@balajis):@Teawisher If they're so weak, then how did Russia (with help from China) fight all of NATO to a standstill in Ukraine?The alternative view is this: the World Bank reported that Russia flipped Japan in 2023 to become the fourth largest global economy in GDP PPP terms.[1]: https://t.co/n1OkW9ObzP ...

And let me start with you, Chris, because, of course, we want to hear the reaction from businesses, what this resounding victory by the prime minister will mean when it comes to operating here in Japan. Well, I think for foreign businesses operating in Japan, this is fundamentally good news in the sense that Takaichi has dedicated herself to reenergizing the Japanese economy with what's what she has termed responsible but proactive fiscal policy. And that is we've seen in her first three months efforts to p ...

I want to start with this China story on treasuries, not a big market reaction. Are we going to get a bigger one as this story develops. Yes, I think this is a real grower of the story.I understand why there has not been a panicked reaction. This is China warning banks to basically watch out for their concentrated exposure to treasuries and trim where it's excessive. Not for state banks.It is really just a kind of warning to the market. And it happened a couple of weeks ago. So during kind of the Greenland ...

RT Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav)European politicians should pay attention.PM Sanae Takaichi won a landslide 2/3 election majority in Japan by promising to AVOID the mistakes that Europe and Canada have made.Japanese tourists visiting Europe and Canada have been horrified by the invasion. They want to preserve Japanese culture and their country.It is better to have a smaller population and preserve your culture. Opening the doors to mass migration is simply not worth it. ...

Japan and the Philippines would struggle to stay out. But what about the rest? https://t.co/AmpWmozX01 ...

How did Japan get to this economic moment? No other modern economy has seen deflation over such a lengthy period. https://t.co/PLUe4r1ovd ...

Japanese voters will head to the polls on Sunday after Prime Minister Sana Takayichi took a bold gamble and called for a snap election just 3 months into her role. Takayichi is not only putting her leadership on the line as Japan's first ever female prime minister, but the stakes are also high for the country and beyond. Japan plays an outsized role in global financial markets as one of the world's largest economies.Takai's decision to call a snap election already triggered a sharp sell-off in Japan's longe ...