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		<title>Regional woes cloud Abe&#8217;s success in U.S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shinya Ajima</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#8217;s trip to Washington was interpreted by some political analysts as confirmation that his second stint at the government helm has gotten off to a strong start. On Friday, Abe agreed with U.S. President Barack Obama to bolster the bilateral security alliance, given the deteriorating security environment in East Asia amid North [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pledges avoid long-term plans to mend economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shinya Ajima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Party pledges for the Dec. 16 general election have highlighted the sense of urgency for economic reforms as the nation remains mired in deflation. But the pledges also reveal a dearth of long-term strategies. The debate has revolved around what the parties would do, if they win, to make the Bank of Japan turn the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BOJ, government in deflation test of wills</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shinya Ajima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The rare joint statement Tuesday by the government and the Bank of Japan to showcase their alliance in fighting deflation meant to display unity, but it also highlighted the lack of trust in each other&#8217;s commitments. The mutual suspicion, reinforced by decades of weak growth, appears to be one of the biggest obstacles they must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU woes press Japan to address own problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shinya Ajima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[You can better yourself by observing others, as a Japanese saying goes, and this may well describe how Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was feeling when he hurried home after attending only half of the two-day summit of the Group of 20 major economies in Mexico. Even as he joined the call for Europe to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors are kept guessing on currency intervention</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shinya Ajima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Silence seems golden for the government, which wants to leave investors guessing whether Tokyo will intervene in the foreign exchange market to stem the rise of the yen against other major currencies. Finance Minister Jun Azumi repeatedly said &#8220;No comment&#8221; last week in dodging questions from reporters about the government&#8217;s position on the Japanese currency&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan to keep U.S. thinking about IMF reforms: Azumi</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shinya Ajima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan will continue to press the U.S. to accept a 2010 agreement for the International Monetary Fund to implement governance reforms, a deal that will help enhance the voices of emerging economies within the multilateral lender, Finance Minister Jun Azumi said Tuesday. But Azumi also told reporters that he realizes it is difficult for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysts query value of IMF contribution</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shinya Ajima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The leading role Japan played in convincing the Group of 20 major economies to almost double the resources of the International Monetary Fund highlighted Tokyo&#8217;s fear of losing its global presence to emerging economies such as China. When their two-day meeting ended Friday in Washington, Finance Minister Jun Azumi was praised by the other G-20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recovery from quake could block reforms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shinya Ajima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One year after the devastating March 11 quake and tsunami, the economy has been recovering from the tremendous shocks caused by the disasters, which disrupted the nation&#8217;s production and exports while hurting business and consumer sentiment. But with conditions apparently getting back to normal following the domestic crisis, familiar circumstances have re-emerged in which the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BOJ faced pressure over inflation goals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shinya Ajima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan&#8217;s decision to announce its first-ever inflation target is being widely interpreted as the central bank stepping up its commitment to end chronic deflation. But analysts say the move is also the result of political pressure and will benefit the government, which has struggled to address the yen&#8217;s historic rise and even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Few growth options in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shinya Ajima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The sky-high yen and global economic downturn will likely continue to exert downward pressure on the economy in 2012, but domestic demand linked to postdisaster reconstruction work is expected to underpin growth. Japan is stepping up its austerity measures, including preparations for raising the consumption tax as early as in 2013, amid increasing concern that [...]]]></description>
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