Jun 14, 2019 William Pesek Japan’s “virginity crisis” has gotten lots of attention in recent months. Anthropological sleuths are rightly fascinated by studies showing young Japanese aren’t having much sex. But two more recent data sets suggest this phenomenon may soon be preoccupying bond traders, too. The first: new government statistics showing that births fell
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FORBES William Pesek Rodrigo Duterte’s efforts to cozy up to China these last few years isn’t paying the economic dividends the Philippines hoped. It all seemed so simple in June 2016, when Duterte grabbed the keys to the presidential palace from Benigno Aquino. His predecessor drew Manila close to Barack Obama’s America. In his six
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William Pesek For The Straits Times MAY 23, 2019, 5:00 AM SGT Japan worries about being next target of US trade pressures and suffering collateral damage in US-China conflict Japan’s new emperor could be excused for feeling a bit of Donald Trump envy. Emperor Naruhito is the one who took the Chrysanthemum Throne on May
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Seoul can launch promised chaebol reforms to reboot growth NIKKEI ASIAN REVIEW William Pesek South Korea is seeing a bull market in bearish economic news. In the first 20 days of May, exports plunged 11.7% from a year earlier, signaling a sixth straight monthly drop. Unemployment rose to 4.1% in April from 3.8% in March.
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