Trending Economic Concepts in Japan — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed economic concepts on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: businessperson. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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57,038
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
businessperson
person involved in activities for the purpose of generating revenue
7,479
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2
service
economic product that directly satisfies wants without producing a lasting asset
2,427
views
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3
inflation
rise in price level in an economy over time
2,302
views
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4
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
2,297
views
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5
sericulture
process of silk production
2,133
views
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6
Gresham's law
monetary principle on circulating currency; "bad money drives out good"
1,885
views
views
7
tertiary sector of the economy
service sector, as opposed to raw materials & manufacturing
1,409
views
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8
derivative
financial instrument whose value is based on one or more underlying assets
1,186
views
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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
1,163
views
views
10
vehicle insurance
type of insurance
1,084
views
views
11
industry
group of firms that produce a closely related set of raw materials, goods, or services
1,056
views
views
12
commercial broadcasting
practice of airing radio and television advertisements for profit
982
views
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13
secondary sector of the economy
industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction
978
views
views
14
commodity
fungible item produced to satisfy wants or needs
875
views
views
15
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
792
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16
work
activities performed as a means of support
792
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17
investment
commitment of resources to achieve later benefits
791
views
views
18
physical distribution
physical distribution of products to customers
773
views
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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
749
views
views
20
product
anything that can be offered to a market
743
views
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21
lease
business contract between two parties, the lessor (owner) and lessee (user), for use of property
743
views
views
22
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
731
views
views
23
amalgamation
legal consolidation of two or more business entities into one entity
726
views
views
24
profit
monetary income distributed to the owner of an enterprise
640
views
views
25
history of trade
aspect of history
605
views
views
26
opportunity cost
when presented with multiple opportunities, the cost of making a certain choice in comparison to its alternatives
571
views
views
27
capital
assets used for the production of goods and services
557
views
views
28
floating exchange rate
regime in which a currency's value is set by market
551
views
views
29
insolvency
state of being unable to pay the debts at maturity by a person or company
550
views
views
30
tropical fruit
fruits that typically grow in warm tropical climates
509
views
views
31
conjuncture
492
views
views
32
craft
field of work that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work
489
views
views
33
office building
building which contains spaces mainly designed to be used for offices
483
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
481
views
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35
sale
exchange of goods for money over a targeted time period
479
views
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36
monopoly
market structure with a single firm dominating the market
445
views
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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
438
views
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38
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
429
views
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39
circular economy
regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emissions, and energy leakage, are minimised
421
views
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40
cash flow
movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product
419
views
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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
418
views
views
42
vendor lock-in
dependency of customers on a vendor for products
392
views
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43
incentive
something that motivates an individual to perform an action
389
views
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44
war reparations
compensation payments made after a war by the vanquished to the victors
383
views
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45
arbitrage
capitalisation of risk-free opportunities in financial markets
376
views
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46
monetary cost
value of money that has been used up to produce something
355
views
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47
value chain
functions of a company affecting its costs and quality and give it a competitive advantage
347
views
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48
income distribution
manner in which a nation’s total GDP is distributed amongst its population
346
views
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49
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
341
views
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50
core competency
concept in management theory of a harmonized combination of multiple resources and skills that distinguish a firm in the marketplace
340
views
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51
defense spending
the amount of financial resources dedicated by a nation to raising and maintaining an armed forces
335
views
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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
329
views
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53
marginalism
concept in economics
322
views
views
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
314
views
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55
entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
314
views
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56
self-sufficiency
state of being in which a person or organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others
298
views
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57
job change
294
views
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58
specialty shop
company which limits its range to one or a few related groups of items
294
views
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59
social research
research conducted by social scientists following a systematic plan
293
views
views
60
scarcity
fundamental problem of economics where there are limited resources to fulfill society's unlimited wants
284
views
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61
free market
form of market-based economy
260
views
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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
257
views
views
63
package tour
type of tourism
253
views
views
64
financial transaction
agreement, or communication, carried out between a buyer and a seller to exchange an asset for payment
249
views
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65
autarky
characteristic of self-sufficiency, usually applied to political states or to their economic systems
239
views
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66
project finance
long-term financing of infrastructure and industrial projects
234
views
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67
telephone network
system to carry telephone calls
228
views
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68
margin
set of constraints conceptualised as a border
228
views
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69
economies of scale
cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, throughput, or scale of operation
225
views
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70
market share
relative market adoption
218
views
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71
utility
concept in economics & game theory: a relative measure of happiness or satisfaction
216
views
views
72
fixed price
pricing strategy where the seller specifies an item's price up front and does not permit bargaining
212
views
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73
supply
in economics, the amount of a good that sellers are willing to provide in the market
208
views
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74
stock and flow
in economics and finance, a quantity measured over an interval of time
205
views
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75
economic competition
rivalry between firms; ability of companies to take each others' market share in a given market
203
views
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76
ecosystem service
benefits created by nature, forests and environmental systems
203
views
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77
markup
ratio of the cost of a good or service and its selling price
202
views
views
78
adult education
form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling
197
views
views
79
transaction cost
cost incurred in making an economic exchange
189
views
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80
credit
loan
184
views
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81
産業の米
184
views
views
82
economic profit
concept in economics
183
views
views
83
tourism studies
academic discipline
183
views
views
84
capital expenditure
costs associated with the procurement and maintenance of, and improvements to, the fixed assets of an organisation
176
views
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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
173
views
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86
non-renewable resource
class of economic resources that natural processes do not readily replenish at practical rates
171
views
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87
competitiveness
economic competitiveness
170
views
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88
means of production
reference to physical, non-human inputs used in production to produce wealth
168
views
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89
Demurrage
cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period
168
views
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90
G-Zero world
the emerging power vacuum in international politics
165
views
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91
energy returned on energy invested
ratio of acquired energy to the amount of energy spent to obtain this energy
161
views
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92
production structure
general term that groups all structures built for the purpose of industry
161
views
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93
output gap
difference between actual and potential GDP
154
views
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94
entrepreneurship education
type of education
153
views
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95
platform economy
economic and social activity facilitated by platforms
146
views
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96
working capital
financial metric
144
views
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97
absolute advantage
economic concept
141
views
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98
trading venue
highly organized trading market
138
views
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99
labour power
key concept used by Karl Marx in his critique of capitalist political economy
136
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100
wage labor
relationship where a worker sells labour to an employer
134
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