This paper explores the opportunities presented by the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to Japan to revitalize its trade policy, bolster economic growth, and increase participation in regional multilateral fora for the 21st century. Despite its strengths, Japan has continued to face problems caused by its economic, political,...

"Engineering a successful transition out of deflation is one of the most challenging aspects of monetary policy, but the Bank of Japan just might be able to do it this time."

If you want redistribution, you better first produce growth. Which the Obama Democrats' policies have failed to do.

How will the new Congress address the daunting policy challenges related to health care, the economy, and constitutional limits on the federal government?

How does Japan begin to rebuild? What are the long-term strategic implications of the disaster for the US-Japan alliance? At this AEI event, an expert panel will address these and other questions.

The employment rate is a better reflection of the bleak future facing American workers than the unemployment rate, and a new report gives Americans little cause for hope.

After many years of false starts, the Japanese economy may finally be set to boom—or at least to enter a period of sustained growth with a sharply rising stock market.

The Japanese economy, the world’s second largest, may be sliding into a recession with serious global repercussions. Inflation is at a ten-year high, incomes remain stagnant, and rising commodity prices are hurting Japanese manufacturers. With the country still struggling to recover from the downturns of the 1990s, Japan’s policymakers are...