William Sposato

William Sposato is a Tokyo-based writer who has been following Japan's economy and financial markets for more than 15 years.

Stories by William Sposato

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) listens while Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono speaks during a press conference after 2+2 meeting at the US Department of State April 19, 2019, in Washington, DC.

Japan Pushes the Speed Limit on Trade Talks

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William Sposato

April 22, 2019, 3:59 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) offers a silent prayer during the 73rd anniversary memorial service for the atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2018. (JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)

In Trump’s World, Nukes Are Self-Defense

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William Sposato

January 28, 2019, 11:25 AM

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie wave as they prepare to depart from Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 17, 2018. (Photo credit: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Abe Just Won’t Quit

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William Sposato

June 8, 2018, 9:17 AM

British Prime Minister Theresa May (L) shakes Shinzo Abe's (R) hand in Tokyo on August 31, 2017. (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Shinzo Abe Just Pulled a Theresa May

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William Sposato

October 4, 2017, 11:34 PM

TOKYO, JAPAN - DECEMBER 30: Vendor try to sell his goods as japanese people prepare to celebrate the New Year at Yameyoko-cho and Uechu, the most famous and the oldest New Year Tokyo Markets, in Tokyo, Japan on December 30, 2015. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Abe Wants to Be the Last Free Trade Samurai

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William Sposato

January 6, 2017, 2:06 PM

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