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Predicting Japanese stocks
Does the Japanese stock market — one of the largest in the world — respond differently to news than other major stock exchanges? And how can the news be used to better predict changes in Japan’s stock market?
Foreign Minister welcomes College Dean to board of Australia-Japan Foundation
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has formally welcomed ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Dean Veronica Taylor to the board of the Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF).
East Asia Forum - Peter Drysdale on The importance of reliable resource markets to Australian and Asian security
Recent talk that would encourage government messing with Australian iron ore markets sits awkwardly in the context of the core strategic importance of raw materials in Australia’s economic relationships with Asia, both sides round.
East Asia Forum - Peter Drysdale on Where have all Japan’s young people gone?
The remarkable ageing of the populations in most advanced economies is no more evident or precipitate than in Japan. Earlier, Japan’s and other countries’ anti-natal policies encouraged a lowering of birth rates in an attempt to boost the chances of economic advancement.
East Asia Forum - Tessa Morris-Suzuki on Japanese war apologies lost in translation
15 August 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War. It should be a solemn moment for reflection on a terrible episode that took many millions of lives, inflicted untold suffering and had consequences that still profoundly shape our world. But, instead, the anniversary is at risk of degenerating into a word game.
East Asia Forum - Ben Ascione on The rights of the right as Abe strives for collective self-defence
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are negotiating with their coalition partner, Komeito, to introduce legislation recognising a limited exercise of collective self-defence.
East Asia Forum - Peter Drysdale on Mr Abe in Washington
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s week-long visit to the United States this week and his speech on Wednesday to a joint session of the US Congress represent an unusual opportunity for Japan’s diplomacy. Abe is the first Japanese prime minister to address a joint meeting of Congress.
The Asia-Pacific Journal - Gavin McCormack on “All Japan” versus “All Okinawa” - Abe Shinzo’s Military-Firstism
A grand, and massively unequal, struggle over the future of Japan is underway.
East Asia Forum - Amy King on Subtext important to the Australia–Japan sub deal
Procuring a new fleet of submarines is a daunting task for any government. The capability requirements, technological challenges, project timelines, and costs involved all make submarine procurement a complex challenge. But, in Australia, procuring new submarines has become an unusually complicated endeavour.
East Asia Forum - Llewelyn Hughes on Japan’s energy conundrum
Japanese politics was dominated by energy in the wake of the disaster of 11 March, 2011. The decision to shut-down all the remaining 48 nuclear units introduced real concerns of brownouts, previously unthinkable in Japan’s gold-plated power system.
