In 2020 Japan spent 3.6% of its GDP ($148bn) on R&D. In the decade 2000-2010 it registered more patents on renewable energy technology than any other country. The QR code, used...
During the past twenty-five years, global trade has been transformed by highly sophisticated supply chains, through which firms could efficiently produce and procure all sorts of g...
It has been an intense few months in Shanghai and some time since we have been able to gather in person. While we were locked down, The Economist’s China Business and Finance Edito...
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On 28 April, the yen slumped to the 130 range against the US dollar, a 20-year low. In real terms, it is at its cheapest since the 1970s. A cheaper yen means that exports from Japa...