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CABINET OFFICE

JAPAN
Nov 8, 2013
81% know of Russia-Japan isle row
A poll by the Cabinet Office found that 81.5 percent of the public is aware of the territorial row between Japan and Russia over islands off the northeast coast of Hokkaido, up 2.3 percentage points from the previous poll in 2008.
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
Aug 15, 2013
Prolonged deflation near end: government
Prolonged deflation is on the verge of ending, the government said Thursday, while maintaining its upbeat assessment on the overall economy for the second straight month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2013
Tax hike backers seize on positive GDP data
Real gross domestic product rose an annualized 2.6 percent in the three months to June, bolstering the Abe administration's claim its economic policies are succeeding.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2013
Japan unlikely to achieve debt reduction goal in 2020: Cabinet Office
The government is unlikely to achieve its target of budget deficit reduction in fiscal 2020 even if the sales tax is hiked as scheduled and the economy is on a firm growth path, an estimate by the Cabinet Office showed Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 14, 2013
Economy assessment upgraded despite chaos
The government on Thursday upgraded its basic assessment of the economy for the second straight month in June as the weaker yen has helped exports and despite growing uncertainties over the economic outlook due to recent financial market turmoil.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 21, 2013
Economic assessment raised as weak yen fuels exports
The government on Monday upgraded the economy for the first time in two months by deleting the word "weak" from its description to reflect the effect the "Abenomics"-weakened yen is having on exports and production.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2013
Economy's assessment not raised for April
The government on Friday left its monthly assessment of the economy unchanged for the first time in four months, with consumption and housing investment perking up but capital spending showing little movement.
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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