Japan
Real Exports in June Down 2% From Last Year
Plurality of Voters Disapprove of Abenomics; Exports down in June 2% from Last Year
Abe's Approval Down Another Notch, Disapproval at Record 40%
Abe’s Approval Ratings Fell Another Big Notch in a Late July Sankei Poll
Another Setback for TPP, Republicans Say No TPP Without TPA First
Republicans Say Won't Vote for TPP Without TPA First; That Means No Pact This Year
Shiga Governor Election Loss A Setback for Abe
LDP Loses Governor Election in Shiga Prefecture Due to Backlash Over Collective Self-Defense
Abe Lures Back Foreign Stock Investors
Foreign Investors Return to Japan in June, But on Much Smaller Scale than in 2013
Post-Tax Hike Consumer Spending Tracking 1997 Path
April-May Post-Tax Hike Spending Tracks Fairly Closely the Pattern in 1997
Nikkei Index Loses Third of Its Initial Gains Under Abe
Foreign Investors Losing Faith in Abenomics
Expecting Contraction in April-June; Test is July-September
1st Quarter GDP: Jump in Pre-Tax Hike Spending
Is Electricity Shortfall Deindustrializing Japan?
Exports Still Down; MFG. Capacity Shrinking