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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2022
As prices continue to rise, Japan’s frugal households get even thriftier
Against a backdrop of a weaker yen and soaring raw material and crude oil costs, over 20,000 products have seen or will see prices raised by an average of 14% this year, research shows.
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2019
Japanese women face retirement savings gap of almost 20 years, World Economic Forum says
One of the toughest problems retirees face is making sure their money lasts as long as they do.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 27, 2018
Mizuho's trust banking sector sets sights on $11 trillion held by Japan's well-heeled elderly
Mizuho Financial Group Inc.'s trust banking arm has its sights set on exactly where the wealth is in Japan: the $11 trillion held by the nation's elderly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 14, 2018
Cashed-up grannies splurging on grandkids boost Japan's economy
Mikayo Taguchi loves splurging on her grandkids and children, whether for clothes or sporting goods or family outings. In Japan, that generosity matters — boosting demand by tens of billions of dollars each year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2016
Survey sees surge in 'secret savings' of married Japanese, with wives on top
The average amount of savings secretly accumulated by married women in 2016 was ¥1.47 million, rising by more than ¥200,000 from the year before, according to a survey by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2016
Poll finds 14% of Japanese adults living alone have no cash in the bank
Fourteen percent of Japanese adults living alone have no money in the bank to guard themselves for rainy days, according to a recent survey of several thousand people by the nation's Central Council for Financial Services Information.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 8, 2013
31% of households lack financial assets
The share of Japanese households with no financial assets rose to a record high as falling incomes forced people to dig into their savings, highlighting the potential for widening disparities under "Abenomics."
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 24, 2012
Yearly statistics put recession into slightly better focus
If it's February, it's time for the government to release its yearly economic statistics.

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