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Pensions at a Glance 2017 - Key findings for Japan

Key findings for Japan from the report "Pensions at a Glance 2017"

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 - highlights by country

These notes present selected country highlights from the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 with a specific focus on digital trends among all themes covered.

How's life in Japan?

This note presents selected findings based on the set of well-being indicators published in How's Life? 2017.

The Pursuit of Gender Equality - Key findings for Japan

Selected findings for Japan from the report "The Pursuit of Gender Equality: An Uphill Battle"

Preventing Ageing Unequally - Key findings for Japan

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

Ensuring fiscal sustainability in Japan in the context of a shrinking and ageing population

With gross government debt of 219% of GDP in 2016, Japan’s fiscal situation is in uncharted territory and puts the economy at risk.

Boosting productivity for inclusive growth in Japan

Never in the past 30 years has productivity growth been lower than since the 2008 global financial crisis, and never has income inequality been higher than it is today in Japan, and in the OECD area

Masamichi Kono, Deputy Secretary-General

Mr. Masamichi Kono was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD in August 2017. His portfolio includes the strategic direction of OECD policy on Environment, Financial and Enterprise Affairs & Anti-Corruption, Green Growth and Taxation along with representing the OECD at the Financial Stability Board meetings.

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