Popular Writings

Op-Eds

  1. RESOLVED: Tokyo Can Become the Next Financial Hub in Asia

Tomoo Kikuchi

Debating Japan, Vol. 4 Issue 3, CSIS, May 27, 2021.

  1. China Should Consider How Japan Built Lasting Regional Partnerships

Tomoo Kikuchi and Yuexin Rachel Lin

Nikkei Asia, February 5, 2021.

  1. How Japan Can Truly Reinvent Itself as a Global Financial Hub

Tomoo Kikuchi and Yohei Tanaka

Nikkei Asia, January 4, 2021.

  1. Tech Decoupling and Japan’s Position

Tomoo Kikuchi

Global ICT Portal, The National IT Industry Promotion Agency, May 13, 2020.

  1. Asia Should Contribute to Reforming the Global Oil Market

Tomoo Kikuchi and Yohei Tanaka

The Business Times, April 21, 2020.

  1. Japan Goes Long on Myanmar

Tomoo Kikuchi and Takehiro Masutomo

East Asia Forum, June 21, 2019.

  1. Trade LNG More, End the US–China Trade War

Tomoo Kikuchi and Yohei Tanaka)

East Asia Forum, May 23, 2019.

  1. US-China Trade War: Mixed Currency Fortunes?

Tomoo Kikuchi and Yohei Tanaka

RSIS Commentary, March 26, 2019.

  1. How can China and Japan Work Together in the Asian Century?

Tomoo Kikuchi and Masaya Sakuragawa

China Economic Review, January 24, 2019.

  1. US Turn to Protectionism: How Should Asia Respond?

Tomoo Kikuchi and Yohei Tanaka

RSIS Commentary, August 27, 2018 .

Republished as US Economic Exclusiveness Should Encourage Asian Inclusiveness (with Yohei Tanaka), East Asia Forum, September 7, 2018.

  1. Asia Needs Yen and Yuan Energy Trading

Tomoo Kikuchi and Yohei Tanaka

Nikkei Asian Review, August 10, 2018.

  1. KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail: How Profitable Can it Be?

Tomoo Kikuchi

The Strait Times, August 1, 2018.

  1. The Missing Link: Financial Development and Technology in Southeast Asia

Tomoo Kikuchi and Wang Zi

BRINK Asia, February 24, 2017.

  1. Japan's Investors Should Stop Shunning 'Risky' East Asia

Tomoo Kikuchi and Timothy Cheah

Nikkei Asian Review, December 5, 2016.

Republished in the Print Edition, December 15, 2016.

  1. The AIIB and Shifting Economic Dynamics in Southeast Asia

Tomoo Kikuchi and Wang Zi, BRINK Asia, November 24, 2016.

  1. Is LNG the New Fuel for the Global Economy?

Tomoo Kikuchi and Yohei Tanaka

East Asia Forum, September 29, 2016.

Republished in the East Asia Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) Newsletter, September, 2016.

  1. Abenomics is not Enough to Rescue Japan

Tomoo Kikuchi and Yohei Tanaka

Nikkei Asian Review, September 12, 2016.

  1. Keeping Vietnam’s Textile and Garment Industry Competitive

Tomoo Kikuchi and Huong Vo

East Asia Forum, July 30, 2016.

  1. The End of the Crude Oil Age

Tomoo Kikuchi and Yohei Tanaka

Nikkei Asian Review, June 6, 2016.

  1. China's Economic Woes Threaten its Strategic Goals

Tomoo Kikuchi and Timothy Cheah

Nikkei Asian Review, February 11, 2016.

  1. China Redefines International Standards

Tomoo Kikuchi

Nikkei Asian Review, December 22, 2015.

Republished in Nikkei Asian Review as "Japan can contribute to China's international development push" on January 7, 2016.

  1. Changing the Financial Order in Asia-Pacific

Tomoo Kikuchi and Chua Yeow Hwee

Nikkei Asian Review, November 23, 2015.

  1. Is Asia Prepared for the Bust?

Tomoo Kikuchi and Takehiro Masutomo

Nikkei Asian Review, November 10, 2015.

  1. The Politics and Costs of High-speed Rail Project

Tomoo Kikuchi and Takehiro Masutomo

The Straits Times, June 12, 2015.

  1. Why S-E Asian SMEs are Low-tech

Tomoo Kikuchi and Takehiro Masutomo

The Straits Times, May 21, 2015.

  1. China’s Infrastructure Gambit in Southeast Asia

Tomoo Kikuchi and Takehiro Masutomo

East Asia Forum, April 15, 2015.

Republished by The Diplomat.

  1. Expert Talk: Establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Implications for the Region

Tomoo Kikuchi

Multilateral Matters, Issue 15, April 2015.

  1. European Decision to Join AIIB Puts Japan at Crossroads

Huang Jing and Tomoo Kikuchi

The Straits Times, March 23, 2015.

  1. Japan Should Influence China from within the AIIB

Tomoo Kikuchi and Takehiro Masutomo

The Straits Times, February 3, 2015.

Republished in Lianhe Zaobao in Chinese and East Asia Forum.

  1. Ensuring a Win-Win Situation in Trade

Tomoo Kikuchi

The Straits Times, December 6, 2012.

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