Trending Economic Concepts in Japan — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed economic concepts on Wikipedia, September 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: businessperson. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Total Views (September 2026)
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businessperson
person involved in activities for the purpose of generating revenue
7,091
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2
efficient-market hypothesis
economic theory that asset prices fully reflect all available information, so that it is impossible to "beat the market" consistently on a risk-adjusted basis
2,275
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3
service
economic product that directly satisfies wants without producing a lasting asset
2,246
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4
inflation
rise in price level in an economy over time
2,162
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5
sericulture
process of silk production
1,945
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6
Gresham's law
monetary principle on circulating currency; "bad money drives out good"
1,755
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7
tertiary sector of the economy
service sector, as opposed to raw materials & manufacturing
1,297
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8
derivative
financial instrument whose value is based on one or more underlying assets
1,101
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9
moral hazard
in economics, situation creating an incentive to take more risk (or otherwise change one's behavior) when another party will bear the costs
1,084
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10
vehicle insurance
type of insurance
1,024
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11
industry
group of firms that produce a closely related set of raw materials, goods, or services
962
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12
commercial broadcasting
practice of airing radio and television advertisements for profit
913
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13
secondary sector of the economy
industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction
897
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14
commodity
fungible item produced to satisfy wants or needs
805
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15
physical distribution
physical distribution of products to customers
740
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16
work
activities performed as a means of support
740
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17
comparative advantage
in economics, the advantage one has over others in producing a particular good due to a lower relative marginal cost prior to trade
739
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18
investment
commitment of resources to achieve later benefits
713
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19
Pareto efficiency
economic concept of a state in which no reallocation of resources can make everyone at least as well off
699
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20
lease
business contract between two parties, the lessor (owner) and lessee (user), for use of property
697
views
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21
product
anything that can be offered to a market
693
views
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22
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
684
views
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23
amalgamation
legal consolidation of two or more business entities into one entity
674
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24
profit
monetary income distributed to the owner of an enterprise
593
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25
history of trade
aspect of history
586
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26
insolvency
state of being unable to pay the debts at maturity by a person or company
534
views
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27
opportunity cost
when presented with multiple opportunities, the cost of making a certain choice in comparison to its alternatives
523
views
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28
capital
assets used for the production of goods and services
516
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29
floating exchange rate
regime in which a currency's value is set by market
513
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30
conjuncture
480
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31
tropical fruit
fruits that typically grow in warm tropical climates
478
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32
office building
building which contains spaces mainly designed to be used for offices
461
views
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33
craft
field of work that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work
451
views
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34
label
material affixed to a container or article with printed or engraved information that allows identification and recognition of features such as weight and price
451
views
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35
sale
exchange of goods for money over a targeted time period
443
views
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36
monopoly
market structure with a single firm dominating the market
419
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37
price
quantity of payment or compensation given by one party to another in return for goods or services; the proposed value for such a quantity as proposed by the seller
408
views
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38
cash flow
movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product
401
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39
bounded rationality
the idea that rationality is limited by the tractability of the decision problem, the cognitive limitations of the mind, and the time available to make the decision
396
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40
circular economy
regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emissions, and energy leakage, are minimised
388
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41
feed-in tariff
Policy that promotes renewable energy by purchasing renewable electricity at fixed prices funded through surcharges on electricity bills
387
views
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42
vendor lock-in
dependency of customers on a vendor for products
370
views
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43
incentive
something that motivates an individual to perform an action
368
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44
war reparations
compensation payments made after a war by the vanquished to the victors
354
views
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45
arbitrage
capitalisation of risk-free opportunities in financial markets
353
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46
income distribution
manner in which a nation’s total GDP is distributed amongst its population
341
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47
monetary cost
value of money that has been used up to produce something
338
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48
core competency
concept in management theory of a harmonized combination of multiple resources and skills that distinguish a firm in the marketplace
325
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49
value chain
functions of a company affecting its costs and quality and give it a competitive advantage
324
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50
government debt
total financial liabilities of a government sector, accumulated through borrowing to cover past deficits when expenditures exceed revenues; may be owed to domestic or foreign creditors and forms part of a country's external debt when held abroad
320
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51
defense spending
the amount of financial resources dedicated by a nation to raising and maintaining an armed forces
313
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52
Homo economicus
concept in many economic theories of humans as rational and narrowly self-interested actors who have the ability to make judgments toward their subjectively defined ends
313
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53
entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
301
views
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54
demand
in economics, the market force that causes buyers to be both willing and able to purchase a good or service, measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently salable at any given price point
299
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55
marginalism
concept in economics
295
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56
social research
research conducted by social scientists following a systematic plan
282
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57
specialty shop
company which limits its range to one or a few related groups of items
281
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58
self-sufficiency
state of being in which a person or organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others
275
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59
job change
270
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60
scarcity
fundamental problem of economics where there are limited resources to fulfill society's unlimited wants
270
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61
free market
form of market-based economy
253
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62
workforce
members of a particular organization or population who are able or eligible to work; labour pool in employment; it may also mean all those who are available for work
237
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63
financial transaction
agreement, or communication, carried out between a buyer and a seller to exchange an asset for payment
236
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64
autarky
characteristic of self-sufficiency, usually applied to political states or to their economic systems
227
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65
package tour
type of tourism
223
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66
economies of scale
cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, throughput, or scale of operation
218
views
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67
project finance
long-term financing of infrastructure and industrial projects
217
views
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68
margin
set of constraints conceptualised as a border
215
views
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69
telephone network
system to carry telephone calls
214
views
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70
market share
relative market adoption
207
views
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71
fixed price
pricing strategy where the seller specifies an item's price up front and does not permit bargaining
203
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72
markup
ratio of the cost of a good or service and its selling price
194
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73
adult education
form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling
194
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74
supply
in economics, the amount of a good that sellers are willing to provide in the market
193
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75
economic competition
rivalry between firms; ability of companies to take each others' market share in a given market
191
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76
utility
concept in economics & game theory: a relative measure of happiness or satisfaction
190
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77
stock and flow
in economics and finance, a quantity measured over an interval of time
186
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78
ecosystem service
benefits created by nature, forests and environmental systems
185
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79
credit
loan
179
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80
transaction cost
cost incurred in making an economic exchange
176
views
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81
economic profit
concept in economics
172
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82
産業の米
169
views
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83
tourism studies
academic discipline
167
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84
capital expenditure
costs associated with the procurement and maintenance of, and improvements to, the fixed assets of an organisation
165
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85
rental housing
apartment complex, single family dwelling, or other housing owned by one individual or corporation and rented or leased to another
164
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86
competitiveness
economic competitiveness
163
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87
non-renewable resource
class of economic resources that natural processes do not readily replenish at practical rates
159
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88
Demurrage
cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period
156
views
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89
production structure
general term that groups all structures built for the purpose of industry
154
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90
output gap
difference between actual and potential GDP
153
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91
energy returned on energy invested
ratio of acquired energy to the amount of energy spent to obtain this energy
152
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92
G-Zero world
the emerging power vacuum in international politics
150
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93
means of production
reference to physical, non-human inputs used in production to produce wealth
146
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94
entrepreneurship education
type of education
144
views
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95
platform economy
economic and social activity facilitated by platforms
136
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96
absolute advantage
economic concept
135
views
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97
working capital
financial metric
135
views
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98
wage labor
relationship where a worker sells labour to an employer
132
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99
labour power
key concept used by Karl Marx in his critique of capitalist political economy
129
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100
unit cost
price to produce and sell one unit of a product
128
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