TOKYO – US President-elect Donald Trump appears committed to imposing high tariffs on imports to the United States – or, at least, using the threat of tariffs to bend US trading partners to his will.

TOKYO — On December 20, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) decided to raise its ceiling on ten-year government bond yields from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent.

KYO  —  Former US President Donald Trump’s isolationist and protectionist “America First” policies seriously damaged America and its global leadership role.

TOKYO — Public debt has soared since the 2008 financial crisis, and especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the International Monetary Fund, the ratio of public debt to GDP in advanced economies increased from around 70 per cent in 2007 to 124 per cent in 2020.

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida survived the general election on October 31, which came just weeks after his arrival in office as the new leader of the nation.