In the 1980s, Japan’s economy was on track to surpass the U.S., dominating global markets and leading the world in technology ...

Japan's post-World War II economic growth led to significant environmental degradation, marked by severe pollution crises and ...

Strangely enough, the literature on “state capacity” – including that on industrial policy and on the entrepreneurial state – says very little about the people who staff the higher ranks of the state.

The event is stirring memories of an exhibition in 1970, when the postwar Japanese economy was taking off and “you could have dreams about the future.” The event is stirring memories of an exhibition ...

Steve Forbes praises Prime Minister Takaichi’s Thatcheresque inclinations, which could help Japan dig out of its economic rut. He warns that pursuing the same course as before will result in failure.