Japan Economist, Japan Macro Advisors

Takuji Okubo

Takuji is the Managing Director and Chief Economist of Japan Macro Advisors, an independent macro-research house, specializing in the analysis of the Japanese economy and its public policies. He is also the Director of Japan Risk Forum, an association of Chief Risk Officers of Japanese financial institutions.

Japan Economist

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Concise and Insightful Analysis on Japan Economy

Japan Macro Advisors

Our mission is to provide a concise and timely analysis on the Japanese economy for the benefit of global audiences. Communication, especially in foreign languages, has always been a weakness for the Japanese, which was fine when Japan's economic might attracted foreign media and various other institutions to study and report on Japan - such days are long gone. In the last two decades, we saw foreign institutions reallocating their resources from Japan to other more exciting parts of the world. As a result, when we read reporting on Japan in foreign media, we sense a subtle but noticeable decline in the depth of understanding what is actually happening in Japan.

Macroeconomics

<p>After the landslide electoral victory in 2017, it looked certain that Prime Minister Abe would stay on for a few more years. A new development in a year-old cronyism scandal raises a possibility that he may not survive 2018 as Japan's Prime Minister. </p><p>PM Abe already survived a crisis in 2017. In the earlier part of 2017, the approval rate for Prime Minister Abe plummeted as he was mired in a series of scandals. The cabinet approval rate hit a low of 34% in July 2017. However, when the largest…</p>

After the landslide electoral victory in 2017, it looked certain that Prime Minister Abe would stay on for a few more years. A new development in a year-old cronyism scandal raises a possibility that he may not survive 2018 as Japan's Prime Minister. PM Abe already survived a crisis in 2017. In the earlier part of 2017, the approval rate for Prime Minister Abe plummeted as he was mired in a series of scandals. The cabinet approval rate hit a low of 34% in July 2017. However, when the largest…

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