Japan

Poor recovery exposes fragile health

25 January 2010 | By James Salter

An overvalued yen, huge debt and high real interest rates hamper Japan’s economic recover—but the government supports growth and is pressurising the central bank to tackle deflation.

Fund managers diary

11 January 2010 | By Neil Edwards

Neil Edwards co-manages the GLG Japan CoreAlpha fund. His diary runs from November 30 to December 6, 2009.

Bank of Japan

Japan Cabinet Office

Japan Ministry of Finance