Japan’s Stagflation

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Japan’s Stagflation

05/04/2025 08:34 am MYT

"With the economy growing by a mere 0.1% in 2024, while inflationary pressure remains elevated, Japan is staring at stagflation—an economic condition that is probably worse than deflation."

In the last issue, we said that an acute labour shortage is causing Japan to experience a classic wage-price spiral. This week, we look at another source of cost-push inflation in Japan: rising property prices. In Japan’s consumer price index, food commands the biggest weight, at 26.3%, followed by housing, at 21.5%. Thus, rising land prices will be a strong contributor to Japan’s inflation rate.

After the infamous twin asset bubbles went bust in 1990/1991, Japan suffered more than three decades of property slump and deflation. La

Note from Publisher

According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2024, Malaysia ranked last in gender equality among 9 ASEAN countries and 114th out of 146 countries globally. Myanmar was excluded due to unavailability of data. Malaysia’s low ranking stems primarily from poor performance in the Economic Participation & Opportunity and Political Empowerment sub-indexes.

In 2023, Malaysia’s female labour force participation rate stood at 56.2%, substantially lower than the male rate of 82.3%. This is despite Malaysia achieving perfect gender parity in Educational Attainment, indicating that many educated women remain outside the workforce—a significant loss of talent for the country. To address this gap, the Malaysian government should intensify efforts to empower women socially and economically, thereby leveraging a broader talent pool to drive national progress.

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