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Nikkei Asia
18 hours ago
- Automotive
- Nikkei Asia
'Mr. Japan' refuses to call Trump 'daddy,' and good on him
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, never flatters U.S. President Donald Trump. The two held a joint news conference at the White House in Washington on Feb. 7. © Reuters William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." If only Shigeru Ishiba had gifted Donald Trump a fancy 747 jet. Or if the Japanese prime minister were willing to call the U.S. president "daddy," Tokyo might be having an easier 2025.
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Nikkei Asia
18-06-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Oil crisis 2.0? Central banks brace for Middle East fallout
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." This week, as central bankers overseeing 40% of global economic growth plot interest rate strategies, they are doing so, effectively, while wearing blindfolds.
Nikkei Asia
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
The clock is ticking on South Korea's new president -- even on Day 1
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." It took Lee Jae-myung three hard-fought runs at the South Korean presidency to finally prevail this week. Yet Lee will quickly find that winning the job was the easy part.
Nikkei Asia
19-05-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
The 'Trumpcession' is starting to hurt allies more than China
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." During the Trump 1.0 years from 2017 to 2021, the U.S. president's tariffs targeted Xi Jinping's China, but traditional U.S. allies such as Japan and South Korea found themselves at the center of collateral damage. Now under Trump 2.0, deja vu is striking all over again.
Nikkei Asia
07-05-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Lawrence Wong won't get a honeymoon after Singapore election win
William Pesek is an award-winning, Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." If any country offers the national equivalent of an economic indicator, it is Singapore.
