Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Economy Oct 1, 2013
'Tankan' logs strong corporate optimism
by Jun Hongo
In what figured to be the final push for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to go ahead with raising the consumption tax to 8 percent in April, the Bank of Japan's "tankan" report shows a sharp increase in business sentiment among manufacturers.
Economy Sep 24, 2013
More upbeat 'tankan' predicted
Most private think tanks in a recent survey expect the Bank of Japan’s next “tankan” report to show improved business sentiment among large manufacturers for the third straight quarter. Fifteen of the 17 think tanks canvassed predict the headline diffusion index for large manufacturers ...
Editorial Jul 3, 2013
Business sentiment mixed
Japan's quarterly "tankan" survey shows mixed business sentiments. Small and medium-size firms so far don't seem to have benefited much from "Abenomics.
Economy Jul 1, 2013
Manufacturer sentiment improved sharply in last quarter: BOJ 'tankan' poll
Sentiment among major manufacturers jumped in the quarter to June, the Bank of Japan’s “tankan” corporate sentiment survey showed Monday, in the latest upbeat sign for the world’s third-largest economy. The results come days after separate data showed factories put in an unexpectedly strong ...
Editorial Apr 6, 2013
Economy remains shaky
The Bank of Japan's latest survey of business sentiment shows that confidence among major manufacturers improved in the first quarter of 2013.