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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.


CNBC
09-06-2025
- Politics
- CNBC
S. Korea must step up reforms as many of its competitive edges have been 'eaten away' by China's rise: Expert
William Pesek, author of Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades and a long-time Asia watcher, says low approval ratings of both Japanese and Korean leaders mean that the two countries are likely to focus on domestic issues with limited political capital for cooperation on international affairs.

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.