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Reviving business dynamism in Japan

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In the context of a shrinking working-age population, Japan needs to reignite productivity growth to sustain living standards. Annual growth in hourly productivity fell from 1.2% in the 2000-08 period to 0.3% between 2019 and 2024. 

By Patrizio Sicari, OECD Economics Department

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Addressing the challenges of high government debt and population ageing in Japan

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Müge Adalet McGowan, OECD Economic Department Japan has coped well with the pandemic and the energy crisis, but the… Read More »Addressing the challenges of high government debt and population ageing in Japan

How the digital transformation can help Japan secure sustainable growth

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Kei Oguro, Douglas Sutherland and Vincent Koen, OECD Economics Department The pandemic dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese… Read More »How the digital transformation can help Japan secure sustainable growth

Asia & Pacific economies are projected to rebound from COVID-19

Reading Time: 3 minutesby Patrick Lenain and Kosuke Suzuki, OECD Economics Department While the world is struggling to exit from the coronavirus crisis,… Read More »Asia & Pacific economies are projected to rebound from COVID-19

Meeting Japan’s intertwined challenges of population ageing and high government debt

Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Randall Jones and Haruki Seitani, Japan Desk, OECD Economics Department With faster growth in the past six years, Japan’s… Read More »Meeting Japan’s intertwined challenges of population ageing and high government debt

Japan needs policies to boost productivity for inclusive growth

Reading Time: 3 minutesby Randall Jones, Head of Japan Desk, OECD Economics Department Labour productivity in Japan is about a quarter below the… Read More »Japan needs policies to boost productivity for inclusive growth