Thursday, January 19, 2023
Seniors living in poverty or working to supplement their income are on the rise as Japan’s public pension system cracks under a super aging society.
In Japan, seniors are at the top of the social hierarchy. It’s a tradition that has led to a...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Some policies could act as barriers to women’s labour supply, holding back their income growth, and preventing an economy from utilising its full capacity (Borella et al. 2019, Doepke and Tertilt 2008).
In Japan, women's earnings are significantly...
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
During the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Japan, the Japanese government decided to provide a Special Cash Payment of 100,000 yen per person to all residents as a part of its “Emergency Economic Measures to Cope with COVID-19”. This column uses publicly...
Monday, June 7, 2021
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Since its outbreak at the end of 2019, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought massive losses in well-being all...
Friday, April 30, 2021
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Nine months after European leaders agreed the European Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) of €672.5...
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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
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The coronavirus pandemic has hit the developing world’s informal economy hard. Existing on the margins, with no...
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Africa, Rwanda, America, Costa Rica, Asia, China, Europe, Netherlands
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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How do parties integrate the views of voters into their policy platforms? Drawing on a new study of social...
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Europe, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
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Friday, January 8, 2021
The Government of Japan has committed Official Development Assistance loan of an amount of JPY 30 billion (approx. Rs. 2,113 crore) for a programme loan to support India’s efforts at providing social assistance to the poor and vulnerable households,...
Monday, April 20, 2020
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a nationwide state of emergency, expanding the one put in place less than two weeks ago that covered Tokyo and six other prefectures as the deadly coronavirus continues to spread. The prime minister also...
Friday, April 3, 2020
The government is coordinating to provide ¥200,000 in cash per household as a measure for families and others facing income loss due to the spread of the new coronavirus, according to sources.
The government is considering implementing the measure...