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ANALYSIS

BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 16, 2012
BOJ faced pressure over inflation goals
The Bank of Japan'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.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 10, 2012
Despite new plan, Okinawans fear Futenma will remain in Ginowan
Wednesday's agreement between Tokyo and Washington to delink the transfer of U.S. Marines in Okinawa to Guam from the relocation of the Futenma air base in the prefecture was greeted by politicians and pundits in both countries as an acknowledgement that the original plan was obviously no longer viable.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 8, 2012
Bills could render Hague toothless
Japan may sign the Hague Convention, but if planned new laws for ratifying the treaty fail to compel family court judges to adhere to its principles, the whole exercise could be meaningless, legal experts and people whose children have been victims of parental abductions say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 4, 2012
2011 — a year electronics makers want to forget
Major domestic electronics makers have had a rough year, with many this week projecting massive group net losses for the year to March because of the strong yen, natural disasters at home and abroad, and the sputtering global economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 28, 2011
Futenma plan once again thorn in side of DPJ
The submission of the environmental assessment on Henoko in Okinawa sparked polarized reactions from the governments in Tokyo and Washington and the people of Okinawa, underscoring the gap in awareness over the contentious relocation of the Futenma air base.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 29, 2011
Osaka victors' next target: Lower House
Sunday's overwhelming victories by Toru Hashimoto and Ichiro Matsui in the Osaka mayoral and gubernatorial elections have put Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and the established parties on notice as speculation grows that Hashimoto's local Osaka Ishin no kai group will field candidates in the next Lower House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 16, 2011
Bandwagon to be bumpy ride
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's announcement that Japan will join multilateral talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade framework was welcomed by leaders of countries already involved in the negotiations when they gathered over the weekend for their regional economic summit in Hawaii.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 12, 2011
Dissent within DPJ ranks looks set to fester
Delaying the decision to take part in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations by a day may have bought a little time, but experts said Friday there is no going back for Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda now that he has announced Japan will participate in the free-trade talks.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 6, 2011
Softbank looks to take hit via KDDI's iPhone entry
Ever since June 2008 when Apple Inc.'s iPhone debuted in Japan and sparked a smartphone boom, Softbank Corp., Japan's third-biggest carrier in subscriber numbers, has enjoyed its status as the only carrier providing iPhone services in Japan.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2011
Plenty of problems in tax hike plan
The government and the Democratic Party of Japan have finalized their temporary tax hike plan and will ask the public to cough up ¥11.2 trillion to help reconstruct the disaster-hit Tohoku region, but experts Wednesday were quick to point out flaws in the hastily prepared blueprint.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2011
Aides' convictions bode ill for Ozawa
The convictions Monday of Democratic Party of Japan ex-leader Ichiro Ozawa's former aides for making false entries in his political funds records will inevitably impact the kingpin's own trial that starts next month and weaken his clout in the ruling party, legal and political observers said Tuesday.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 3, 2011
Foreign, defense picks disappoint analysts
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's choice of ministers for foreign diplomacy and security reflects an emphasis on fence-mending in his party rather than plans to address imminent diplomatic challenges, analysts said Friday.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 3, 2011
Lineup competent but lacking buzz
The new ministers hand-picked Friday by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda lack the star power or celebrity status needed to reverse the Democratic Party of Japan's dwindling popularity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 3, 2011
Fiscal, economic rookies concern analysts
Financial experts on Friday were quick to voice their concern over the appointment of Jun Azumi as finance minister, saying the rookie Cabinet member will allow Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to push his own fiscal policies and may lack the authority to command the ministry's bureaucrats.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 30, 2011
Tax advocate must seek unity, opposition support
Newly elected Democratic Party of Japan President Yoshihiko Noda has to hit the ground running and quickly address such daunting issues as unifying his party's warring factions and winning the opposition's cooperation in rebuilding the devastated northeast.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 30, 2011
Markets relieved by Noda but obstacles remain
Market watchers and political experts welcomed the victory of Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda, an advocate of a tax hike and a fiscal hawk, in the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential race Monday but the new DPJ leader, who was expected to be appointed prime minister Tuesday, faces an uphill battle in rebuilding the nation's fiscal health.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 26, 2011
Currency experts mixed over yen selloff measure
Market participants remain skeptical of the impact of the government's $100 billion package aimed at curbing the rising yen, and are on the lookout for additional intervention in the near future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 16, 2011
With debt climbing, Japan debates tax hike
Japan has within its sights the obvious but precarious solution for its fiscal mess: a tax hike.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 6, 2011
Forex intervention raises doubts
Thursday's intervention in currency markets by the government clearly illustrated their fear that the economy could collapse unless they take action.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jul 21, 2011
Plugging reactors no longer stated goal for Tepco
The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. are boasting success in achieving the first stage in the road map to stabilize the reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, but experts said big challenges remain as the utility moves to the second phase, the goal of which is to achieve a cold shutdown in three to six months.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Yen’s fragility raises specter of a new currency war in Asia
Suspected intervention to drag the yen off a 34-year low against the dollar is already seen as unlikely to have a lasting effect if Japan continues alone.
Online booking for Mount Fuji climb to open on May 20
Visitors climb the slopes of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters. From May 20, climbers will have access to a new online booking system for Mount Fuji's most popular Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
Ex-METI bureaucrat given 10-year sentence for drugging and raping women
The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced a former industry ministry bureaucrat to 10 years in prison for drugging six women with sleeping pills and then raping or groping them in 2022.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.

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