The year 2019 was a difficult one for the global economy, as geopolitical uncertainty and a slowing Chinese economy combined to trigger a global manufacturing downturn. The global ...
Often called ‘the backbone of the economy’, small and medium enterprises make up by far the biggest share of the Japanese economy in terms of the number of employees and contributi...
The sharing economy is having a moment and its importance is projected to increase dramatically in the coming years. Its size is already too big for the governments to ignore it in...
The World In is our annual publication forecasting the political, economic, financial and scientific developments that will shape Japan and the globe over the coming year. This yea...
With the Rugby World Cup 2019 and the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 Japan is becoming a sports powerhouse and draws worldwide attention. Apart from contributing to the influx of inbound...