Mari Osawa, a social policy analyst and professor at Tokyo University. (Los Angeles Times)
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TrevorPeace
It hasn't helped the exchange value of the Yen, either, internationally speaking. What would do a lot more good for the Japanese economy, right now, and for the foreseeable future, would be for the Yen to be devalued by about 15%.
Moonraker
It doesn't matter because it is all about tatemae anyway. Abe just goes on as if his policies are successful and seeing this it looks like lots of others are falling into line too. Soon Japan will be a more sophisticated version of North Korea where everything is a success because it is declared to be so.
Triring
The policy makers aren't looking to benefit the little men thinking that if the Big fish benefits there will be a trickle down effect which really doesn't happen since the Big fish hogs all the resources. If they actually want benefit to non-regular workers then they will have to cut-in to the present temp staff working conditions placing a law to cap the amount the agency can take from the temp-staff (presently the average is around 35% of the hourly pay) and make it mandatory for the agency to provide commuting expenses to the staff.This way more benefit will go directly to those temp-staff non regular workers since the non-regular workers does not have an union to make demands against the agencies.
Aly Rustom
Ya think?
Akula
Hard to disagree. Would like to see far fewer temp workers and far more job stability for good hard working people.
sighclops
2016 - I'm outta here! Japan is beyond repair.
jerseyboy
Wow. Haven't smithinjapan, GW, Yubaru, sengatsu, myself and others been saying this for well over a year?
Just figured that out? Been "beyond repair" since 3/11 when the disaster hit the country at the worst possible time -- when the aging/declining population and an at-best fragile economy, could not take the shock.
ironsword
Me too can't wait to leave. Japan is hopeless and is finished. Only english teachers will stay as they have nowhere to go
ironsword
crap monitors shtttttttttttttttttttt