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CABINET OFFICE

BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 12, 2016
Economic sentiment improves in December on brisk holiday sales
Business confidence among people with jobs sensitive to economic conditions improved in December, the government said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 1, 2015
Japan's second-quarter business investment up 11% despite economic slowdown
Capital spending by Japanese firms rose 11.2 percent in the July to September period from a year earlier, the government said Tuesday, a bright spot for an economy that slipped back into recession in the fiscal second quarter.
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
Aug 30, 2015
Nearly 90% of people worried about cyberattacks, survey finds
A government survey published Saturday showed that nearly 90 percent of respondents are concerned about possible cyberattacks on Japanese companies and government bodies.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 10, 2015
June consumer confidence rises for first time in three months
Consumer confidence improved slightly in June, rising for the first time in three months amid higher share prices and improving employment conditions, the government said Friday.
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.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 27, 2015
Government studies examine stalking, spousal abuse
Two government studies find 11 percent of women and 4 percent of men have experienced harassment, and 24 percent of wives and 17 percent of husbands have experienced spousal abuse.
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.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 6, 2015
Composite index suggests economy is improving
Japan's key composite index rose in December following a fall the previous month, the government said on Friday, suggesting the country's economy may have overcome the negative impact of the 3-percentage-point consumption tax hike to 8 percent last April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 15, 2015
Machinery orders logged weak 1.3% gain in November
Core machinery orders edged up 1.3 percent from a month earlier to ¥788.0 billion in November, the government said Thursday, a weak figure that suggests companies are reluctant to boost investment as the yen sinks and import costs rise, and one that caused it to downgrade its outlook.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 25, 2014
Government maintains upbeat assessment of Japanese economy
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration on Tuesday upheld its relatively bullish view of the economy despite the recent surprise release of data showing Japan had fallen into recession following the April 1 consumption tax hike.
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.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2014
Japan's plutonium stockpile jumped to 47 tons in 2013
Japan had about 47.1 tons of plutonium in and outside the country at the end of 2013, which is 2.9 tons more than the year before, the Cabinet Office says.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2014
Business confidence fell in August as downpours hit nation
Business confidence among workers sensitive to economic trends fell in August for the first time in four months as prolonged rain and typhoons discouraged consumers from spending.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2014
Foul play ruled out in Cabinet Office official's January death on a raft
The cause of the death of a 30-year-old Cabinet Office official found in January in a rubber raft drifting off the coast of Kitakyushu was drowning, the Japan Coast Guard said Tuesday, ruling out foul play.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 26, 2014
Fukushima's high number of disaster-related suicides likely due to nuclear crisis: Cabinet Office
The number of suicides in Fukushima Prefecture linked to 3/11 is higher than elsewhere, most likely because of the nuclear disaster, according to the Cabinet Office.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2014
Government project aims to promote translations of Japanese books abroad
The government has launched a project to translate Japanese-language books about culture, history and advanced technology to bolster international understanding of the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 13, 2014
Japan suffers biggest economic slump since 2011 quake as tax hike bites
The April 1 consumption tax hike drove the economy into its biggest contraction since the March 2011 quake and tsunami, Cabinet Office data show.
EDITORIALS
Jul 28, 2014
Weak state secrets oversight
An expert panel's proposal to create at least two oversight bodies staffed by Japanese bureaucrats falls far short of what's needed to prevent the arbitrary designation of government information as state secrets.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 23, 2014
Government stays bullish on economy
The government on Friday remained relatively upbeat about the economy in its May report but downgraded its views on output and imports following the first consumption tax hike in 17 years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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