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ASSESSMENT

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 10, 2017
BOJ upgrades assessments of five Japanese regional economies amid Asia stronger exports
The Bank of Japan on Monday raised its assessment for five of the country's nine regional economies amid strong exports to Asia.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 23, 2017
Government retains basic view on economy in February, consumption downgraded
The government Thursday retained its assessment that the economy is recovering moderately but downgraded its view on private consumption for the first time in 11 months.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 25, 2016
Government keeps assessment of economy but cuts view on business sentiment
The government retained on Monday its assessment that Japan's economy is recovering moderately but adopted a weaker view on corporate sentiment due to a firming yen and Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 23, 2016
Japan cuts economic assessment on weak consumer, business sentiment
The government on Wednesday downgraded its basic assessment of the national economy, citing weakening consumer and corporate sentiment due to turbulence in global financial markets and a slowdown in emerging economies.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 25, 2015
Japanese government effectively cuts economic assessment in September
The government on Friday effectively slashed its basic assessment of the Japanese economy amid sluggish private consumption, but avoided giving its view on whether the pace of recovery was decelerating or not.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 13, 2015
Core machinery orders down 7.9% in June
Core private-sector machinery orders fell a seasonally adjusted 7.9 percent in June from the previous month, for the first decline in four months, the government said Thursday. The fall signaled a possible dent in corporate investment demand.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 15, 2015
Government's opinion of economy unchanged in June, except nod to capital spending
The government on Monday kept its basic opinion of the economy unchanged for June but upgraded its view on capital spending as companies moved to increase investment.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 20, 2015
Government to upgrade view on economy in March for first time in eight months
The government is likely to improve its view on the economy in March for the first time in eight months, with corporate profits and production improving on the back of a pickup in exports, sources close to the matter said Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2014
Supreme Court rejects residents' demand for new Okinawa base relocation assessment
The Supreme Court said Thursday it has rejected a demand from local residents for the central government to conduct a fresh environmental impact assessment for the planned relocation of a major U.S. base in Okinawa.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2014
Government downgrades economic assessment second straight month
The government on Tuesday downgraded its assessment of the economy for the second straight month, as the consumption tax hike in April continued to hit consumer spending and industrial production.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 7, 2014
High test scores, low expectations
Young people in Japan, like their counterparts in the U.S., know that high scores on tests have little to do with their job prospects. So why do a higher percentage of American students still report being hopeful about their prospects for a good life?
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2014
NRA to begin safety review at Higashidori
The nation's nuclear regulator said Wednesday it would begin safety checks on a reactor at Aomori Prefecture's Higashidori nuclear plant, despite an ongoing survey of possible seismological faults running beneath the complex.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 2, 2014
Fukuoka rape suspect flees mental check, found on beach
Fukuoka Police on Monday morning captured a 32-year-old suspect in a rape and robbery, who several hours earlier managed to escape a hospital in Fukuoka, where he had been undergoing psychiatric assessment, authorities said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 27, 2014
Court rejects Futenma base assessment appeal
The Fukuoka High Court on Tuesday turned down an appeal by local residents who wanted to overturn a lower court ruling that rejected their lawsuit demanding the central government conduct another environmental impact assessment of the Futenma base relocation in Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 17, 2014
Economy rated as 'recovering'
The government on Friday revised upward its basic assessment of the economy, describing it as "recovering" for the first time in six years, on the back of robust consumer spending ahead of the sales tax hike in April and improvement in business investment.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 16, 2014
Economy due for 'specific' upgrade
The government is likely to upgrade its basic assessment of the economy for the first time in four months on the back of robust consumption and a recovery in business investment, sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 24, 2013
Mention of 'deflation' dropped from monthly economic report
The government dropped the word "deflation" in its monthly economic report Tuesday for the first time in more than four years amid signs of growth in consumer spending, but it refrained from announcing the end of deflation because prices could still fall back.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 13, 2013
Basic economic assessment raised
The economy's performance in September was revised upward Friday for the first time in two months as the government saw companies beefing up investment on expectations for the stimulus-driven recovery to accelerate.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 5, 2013
BOJ sees moderate recovery in economy
The Bank of Japan upgrades its opinion of the economy for the first time since July, describing it as 'recovering moderately' on solid consumer spending and recovering corporate spending amid improvements in jobs and nonbase pay.
EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2013
Few feeling the economic recovery
The Bank of Japan on July 11 upgraded its assessment of the Japanese economy for the seventh straight month and said that it is "starting to recover moderately" on the strength of various economic indexes turning upward, including improving business sentiment and steady consumer spending.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
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.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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