Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Japan, Northeast Asia, and U.S. policy toward the region. Abe spent some time situating his comments in the larger flow of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Interest in Japan among global investors and policymakers is abysmal.

In the years following the global financial crisis, economists and investors have gotten very comfortable with very high, and seemingly persistent, government debt. The nonchalance may be underpinned ...

John Makin’s latest AEI piece, “Japan’s Lessons for America’s Budget Warriors,” examines lessons from Japan’s past for current American policymakers. Like Japan, the United States has been suffering ...