#The pedestrian close reading questions how to
I think the author wants we could compare our reality with a possible reality in the future maybe because he detected a small change when the television appeared in that time, also it is important the time when the story was wrote, it was in 1951 when the world haven't change a lot, but the author had a vision to believe that people could forget how to share face by face because they were inside their houses watching television and they didn't want to enjoy the nature, the changes of the stations, breath fresh air. What does the author want you to think/feel regarding the text "The Pedestrian." “They're solvable but that needs a prime minister with a will to act, who has a strategy.Rossy Brenes 22 de noviembre de 2017, 21:08Ģ. “There are a whole bunch of challenges," he said. Such changes are necessary but won't fix the economy, Richard Katz, editor-in-chief of The Oriental Economist, said in a recent online briefing. 1 to lead a shift away from reliance on fax machines, handwritten documents and ink stamps, helping streamline red tape. A new Digital Agency was launched on Sept. The slow and clumsy handling of pandemic relief payments and vaccinations drove home the urgency of modernizing Japan’s data sharing and public services. Kishida has said little about the productivity problem, though he is getting a head start on one area of reforms: what the Japanese call “digitization." Its per-hour output per worker was under $50 in 2018, compared with nearly $75 per hour in the U.S. Raising productivity also is key to raising wages economists say.Ĭorporations are holding a growing share of wealth, hoarding their earnings and paying lower taxes: As of June 30, 2020, retained corporate earnings in Japan totaled nearly 460 trillion yen (about $4.2 trillion).ĭespite the famous efficiency of manufacturers like Toyota Motor Corp., Japan ranks 21st among the 36 nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in terms of productivity. But living standards are falling and will keep declining unless the value of work per person rises as the population declines. Poverty is generally hidden away in affluent, orderly Japan, and homelessness is not as prevalent or visible as it is in the U.S. Kishida says the sales tax, now at 10%, should not be raised for about a decade to avoid snuffing out a revival in demand. With nearly a third of the population already 65 or older, costs for health care and pensions are soaring, and ordinary families are footing a growing share of the bill. That means other party leaders, the central bank and the bureaucracy may have greater sway and could stymie big changes such as labor reforms that economists say are hindering improvements in productivity. He and other experts believe the post-World War II formula that made Japan an industrial powerhouse is outdated.Ī soft-spoken pragmatist, Kishida has not spelled out in detail his vision for “new capitalism" and it's unclear if he has an overarching strategy for tackling the longer term problems that are constraining growth. What was labeled the “lost generation” during Japan’s long years of stagnation has become an “underclass” accounting for about four in 10 Japanese, says Waseda University professor Kenji Hashimoto. The number of families relying on Japan’s meager welfare benefits surged during the pandemic, and poverty has increased, especially in families headed by single mothers. The average minimum wage in Japan is only 930 yen ($8.30), while the cost of living is higher than in many Western countries. Their incomes adjusted for inflation have been falling while jobs are growing less secure as companies increasingly rely on part-time and contract workers to keep costs low. While share prices are near their highest levels in three decades, that wealth is not trickling down to average Japanese. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.3% Thursday after data showed factory output and retail sales weakened in August as the country buckled down to fight the pandemic. Under Kishida, the Bank of Japan is likely to stick to its years-long efforts to spur growth by keeping interest rates near zero - making borrowing cheap - by pouring trillions of yen (hundreds of billions of dollars) into the economy through asset purchases.
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