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Preventing Ageing Unequally - Key findings for Japan

Selected findings for Japan from the report "Preventing Ageing Unequally"

Assurer la viabilité des finances publiques au Japon dans le contexte d'une population déclinante et vieillissante

Compte tenu d’une dette publique brute égale à 219 % du PIB, la situation budgétaire du Japon est inédite et menace l’économie du pays.

Stimuler la productivité pour une croissance inclusive au Japon

La croissance de la productivité n’a jamais été aussi faible que depuis la crise financière mondiale de 2008 et les inégalités de revenu n’ont jamais été aussi marquées qu’aujourd’hui au Japon, mais aussi dans l’OCDE.

Revenue Statistics in Asian Countries 2017 - Trends in Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore

Falls in tax revenue weaken domestic resource mobilisation in developing Asia

The fourth annual edition of Revenue Statistics in Asian Countries covers seven countries, including Kazakhstan for the first time. It shows that the tax-to-GDP ratio in all these countries are lower than the OECD average of 34.3% in 2015, which highlights that scope remains for increasing tax mobilisation, especially in Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia and the Philippines to achieve sustainable growth.

Revenue Statistics in Asian Countries 2017 - Trends in Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore

OECD Employment Outlook 2017 - Key findings for Japan (in Japanese)

雇用に与える経済金融危機の負のインパクトは、諸外国に比べて日本では小さかった。操業短縮スキームが日本の労働市場の強靭性の大部分に寄与した。日本の失業率は、危機以降低下し続け、２月・３月・４月には２.８％と、22年以上ぶりの低水準となった。

Japan should do more to help young people take part in the labour market

Japan should step up efforts to improve young people’s job prospects and reduce the share of 15-29 year-olds who are not in employment, education or training (the “NEETs”), according to a new OECD report.

Investing in Youth: Japan

OECD appoints Masamichi Kono as Deputy Secretary-General

The OECD has appointed Masamichi Kono as a Deputy Secretary-General. He will replace Rintaro Tamaki, who will be stepping down after six fruitful years in the post.