Economic Analysis

Tackling Inequality in Japan’s Working-Age Period

Support the Poor Through Refundable Tax Credits and Individual Income Tax Reform

Will Scorcher of 2025 Bring Greater Than Normal Extreme Heat Effect?

A 1°C rise in comparison to the normal year pushes summer consumption expenditure up by 0.1-0.3% each month.

Establishment and Evolution of Telework as Seen in Latest Data

Hybrid work may be optimal solution for balancing trust, flexibility, and productivity

Can Corporations Leverage Lessons Learned from DX Through AI Utilization?

Rethinking “AI-Ready,” and considering strategic environment preparation and direction of corporate transformation

Minimum Wage to Reach Over 1,100 Yen in FY2025

The benchmark could be a 6% increase with a focus on European-style targets and regional discussions

Decline in Rice Prices May Accelerate as Households Use Up More Than a Month's Worth of Reserves

Record high Engel’s coefficient does not necessarily indicate household poverty.

“Diversification” is Key to Boosting Domestic Travel Consumption

National and local governments, and businesses should work together to diversify travel periods, in order to reduce costs and ease congestion.

Does Stagnation of the Active Job Openings-to-Applicants Ratio Reflect the Actual Situation?

Be mindful of fluctuations in data and biases in aggregation targets due to the nature of operational statistics

Six-Months After DeepSeek Shock, Will US Remain Dominant?

Changes brought about by open-source AI model

Is the metaverse really over?

Even in an era of resurgence in real-world applications, there is great potential for the future, reaffirmed through current data and use cases