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Give the BOJ a break

Commentary / Japan Jan 24, 2019

Give the BOJ a break

by Daniel Moss

The central bank is buffeted by the same factors as its global peers — and homegrown challenges that are tougher to tackle.

Commentary / Japan Nov 2, 2018

The BOJ is too focused on 2% inflation target

by Daniel Moss

For the central bank, failure can be an opportunity.

Defining the Heisei Era: Japan experiences a hangover

National / History | Defining the Heisei Era Jun 23, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: Japan experiences a hangover

by Alex Martin

The Japan Times presents the second installment of a monthly 12-part series that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.

Convenience-store squeeze shows deflationary dilemma facing Bank of Japan

Business Mar 6, 2018

Convenience-store squeeze shows deflationary dilemma facing Bank of Japan

by Lisa Du and Yuko Takeo

Takanori Sakai works the graveyard shift four nights a week at the FamilyMart store he owns in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, because he can't afford the higher pay employees demand these days. "More and more stores can't secure a profit," the 57-year-old said. Problem is, with ...

Moment of truth for the Bank of Japan

Commentary / Japan Jan 26, 2018

Moment of truth for the Bank of Japan

by Takatoshi Ito

The BOJ continues to provide significant stimulus to the economy, but with inflation still well below target the central bank finds itself between a rock and a hard place.

Business Jan 18, 2018

Strong wage growth key to beating deflation, Japanese government says in report before corporate wage talks

Japan has entered a new phase in its fight against deflation, but stronger wage growth and improved productivity are needed if the economy is to turn the corner, the Cabinet Office said in a report released Thursday. Describing wage growth as "modest" for most workers, ...

Osaka's ¥1 sales energize shoppers but not good for BOJ's inflation quest

Business Oct 26, 2017

Osaka's ¥1 sales energize shoppers but not good for BOJ's inflation quest

by Masahiro Hidaka

Osaka is famed for it's cheap prices, with ¥1 supermarket sales, ¥10 drinks and discount train tickets sold right next to the station. That attracts thrifty consumers and tourists, but may be undercutting the central bank's efforts to generate sustained price rises. "If it's not ...

Japan's struggles are hardly unique

Commentary / Japan Jul 23, 2017

Japan's struggles are hardly unique

by Daniel Moss

Victory in Japan's battle with too-low inflation looks as elusive as ever.

Frugal households offer no respite for BOJ, retailers

Business / Economy | FOCUS Apr 16, 2017

Frugal households offer no respite for BOJ, retailers

by Leika Kihara and Kaori Kaneko

Naruhito Nogami, a 37-year-old systems engineer in Tokyo, drives to discount stores on weekends to buy cheap groceries in bulk, even though he earns enough to make ends meet and the prospects for Japan's economic recovery are brighter. "I do have money, but I'm frugal ...

'Premium Friday' drive kicks off to energize weary workers, feeble economy

National Feb 24, 2017

'Premium Friday' drive kicks off to energize weary workers, feeble economy

by Reiji Yoshida

The government-backed "Premium Friday" campaign kicked off on Friday with around 130 participating firms across the country encouraging employees to leave work early on the last Friday of each month. The government launched the initiative to boost weak consumer spending as it struggles to halt ...

Economic tools lose their edge

Commentary / Japan Feb 20, 2017

Economic tools lose their edge

by Takamitsu Sawa

The maturing of the market economy has eliminated the ability to control the economy by way of fiscal and monetary policies.

Business / Economy Feb 17, 2017

Japan quietly reflates, buying time for reckoning with debt

by Chris Anstey and Connor Cislo

Hidden beneath the headlines about Japan's continual failure to reach its inflation target is a quiet reflation of its economy. It took almost two decades, but Japan finally notched a record for the size of its economy in 2016, one of the most significant signs ...

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