Japan keeps growth focus but signals end to crisis-mode fiscal largesse
Japan keeps growth focus but signals end to crisis-mode fiscal largesse
Japan PM has no plan to tweak sales tax to fund childcare measures
Japan PM has no plan to tweak sales tax to fund childcare measures
BOJ’s Ueda: Told G20 that Japan will keep monetary policy ultra-loose
BOJ’s Ueda: Told G20 that Japan will keep monetary policy ultra-loose
Japan Inc strives to lure skilled workers as inflation, labour crunch bite
Japan Inc strives to lure skilled workers as inflation, labour crunch bite
Japan retail sales up for 9th month led by tourism help
Japan retail sales up for 9th month led by tourism help
Japan warns of China’s COVID situation, cuts view on factory output
Japan warns of China’s COVID situation, cuts view on factory output
Japan eyes $11.6 billion in construction bonds for military facilities -Kyodo
Japan eyes $11.6 billion in construction bonds for military facilities -Kyodo
Japan lawmaker in Taiwan says China threat needs more military spending
Japan lawmaker in Taiwan says China threat needs more military spending
Japan retail sales up for 8th month on tourism reopening
Japan retail sales up for 8th month on tourism reopening
Japan will respond decisively to excessive FX moves, Finance Minister says
Japan will respond decisively to excessive FX moves, Finance Minister says
Japan, U.S. conduct joint drill involving aircraft carrier -Japan govt
TOKYO — Japan and the United States are conducting a joint military drill involving U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan in areas around Japan in light of North Korea’s continued missile launches, Japan’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday in the direction of Japan…
Japan says hard to confirm impact from Russia’s debt default
Japan says hard to confirm impact from Russia’s debt default
U.S., Japan, Australia, and India to launch tracking system to monitor illegal fishing by China
U.S., Japan, Australia, and India to launch tracking system to monitor illegal fishing by China- FT
Japan consumer inflation seen picking up, still distant from BOJ target
TOKYO — Japan’s core consumer inflation likely accelerated in March from a year earlier but was still well short of the Bank of Japan’s price goal, a Reuters poll showed, bolstering the view that the BOJ will lag way behind other central banks in normalizing policy…
Japan policymakers warn against rapid yen weakening
TOKYO — Japan will carefully watch foreign exchange market moves to avoid “bad yen weakening,” Minister of Finance Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday, as Tokyo tries to navigate the economic impact of the rapidly rising cost of imports from a weakening currency. Previously, Suzuki has repeated that currency stability was important and the weak yen…
Japan downgrades Q4 GDP on weaker consumer, business spending
Japan downgrades Q4 GDP on weaker consumer, business spending
Japan aims to release prelim ‘Green GDP’ estimates by end-March
Japan aims to release prelim ‘Green GDP’ estimates by end-March – economy minister
Japan c.bankers debated rising inflationary pressure at Dec meeting – summary
TOKYO — Bank of Japan policymakers discussed recent rising inflationary pressures that could force them to alter their view the country remained vulnerable to the risk of deflation, a summary of opinions at their December meeting showed on Monday. While consumer inflation remains stuck around zero…
Japan to effectively close borders to all foreigners from this month -NTV
TOKYO — The Japanese government plans to effectively close borders to all foreigners from this month, broadcaster NTV reported on Monday. An official announcement will be made as early as Monday afternoon, the report said. (Reporting by Sakura Murakami; Editing by Kim Coghill…