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SENTIMENT

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 1, 2016
Japan's October-December business investment up 8.5%, but outlook dim
Capital spending by Japanese firms climbed 8.5 percent in the October-December period from a year earlier, the government said Tuesday, but a decline in corporate profits and an uncertain global economy may dampen business investment in the future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 14, 2015
Latest 'tankan' shows sentiment intact at big firms
Confidence in the economy among large manufacturers unexpectedly held up in the past few months, suggesting record corporate profits are compensating for uncertainty about the effects of an expected U.S. rate increase and the slowdown in China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 8, 2015
Lessons of Pearl Harbor: fear itself, then and now
As anti-Muslim sentiment rises in the U.S. in the wake of the San Bernadino shootings, Americans would do well to recall the shameful policy mistakes that happened when fear and anger gripped the nation following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2015
Business sentiment worse than expected, BOJ 'tankan' shows
The Bank of Japan survey results reflect the “weakness” of the economic rebound, said one economist, and point to the lack of a driving force behind the recovery.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 23, 2015
Government raises eyebrows with optimistic economic report for March
The government on Monday raised its basic assessment of the economy for the first time in eight months in a revision that cites an improving business climate linked to the receding impact of the April consumption tax hike.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 28, 2014
Additional sales tax hike difficult decision for Abe: adviser
Japan's additional consumption tax hike planned for next year is a hard decision for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to make, given a slowdown in the nation's economic recovery, one of his advisers said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 17, 2014
Most major firms expect to see economy grow by year-end
A domestic survey of 106 major companies has found that 100 expect the economy to expand toward year-end, and that 76 do not oppose the government's plan to complete the doubling of the sales tax to 10 percent in 2015, a poll says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2014
Sentiment up but outlook turns sour
Business confidence among large manufacturers rose in March from three months earlier for the fifth straight quarterly improvement, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday in its "tankan" report, but many companies were wary about prospects amid fear of weakening demand after the consumption tax hike.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 9, 2014
Consumer sentiment worsens again
Consumer sentiment deteriorated in the three months to December for the second straight quarter, the Bank of Japan said Thursday, indicating that momentum for a recovery has waned amid rising prices and limited income growth.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 11, 2013
Optimism high among large firms
Kyodo Sentiment at major companies in the July-September quarter soared to a record high as the weakened yen fueled exports and drove stock prices higher, a government survey said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 12, 2013
Big firms' sentiment soaring, before dive
Business sentiment at large companies in the second quarter sharply improved from the previous three months, as the yen's slide triggered hopes of an export rebound and boosted stock prices, a government survey showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 4, 2013
Business investment off 3.9% in quarter amid wariness
Capital spending by companies dropped 3.9 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier as companies remained wary of the economic outlook despite the weaker yen and budding hopes for a recovery in exports, the government said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 13, 2013
Large firms upbeat but outlay-wary
Business sentiment at large companies improved in the first quarter of 2013 thanks to a weaker yen and higher stock prices, but most remain wary of increasing capital expenditures, the government said Tuesday.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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