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ECONOMIC INDICATORS

BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2016
Wholesale prices fell 3.8% in March
Wholesale prices dropped 3.8 percent in March from a year earlier for the 12th straight month of decline, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday. The falls came amid persistently low prices for crude oil and other commodities.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2016
Japan's money supply surged to high last year on better business conditions
Money supply in Japan hit a record high in fiscal 2015 amid signs of an improving business environment, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 6, 2016
Composite economic index down in February
The composite index of economic indicators, reflecting the current state of the economy, fell in February, the government said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 5, 2016
Real wages rise in February; up for first time in four months
Real wages rose for the first time in four months in February as base pay and other scheduled wages hit a more than 10-year high, the government said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 22, 2016
Japan land prices rise 0.1% on demand for tourist premises
Commercial and residential land prices log their first increase in eight years as tourism pushes up demand for hotels and shops.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 22, 2016
Supermarket sales rise for second straight month
Supermarket sales increased 3.4 percent in February from a year earlier on a same-store basis, an industry body said Tuesday. It was the second straight month of gain.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 14, 2016
Japan's January core machinery orders up 15% on month
Japan's core private-sector machinery orders jumped a seasonally adjusted 15 percent in January from the previous month for the second straight monthly gain, led by large orders from the steel industry, the government said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 1, 2016
Japan's household spending falls for fifth straight month in January
Household spending dropped for the fifth straight month in January, falling an inflation-adjusted 3.1 percent from a year earlier due to unusually warm weather, the government said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 1, 2016
Unemployment rate fell to 3.2% in January
Japan's unemployment rate in January registered its lowest level in three months, falling to 3.2 percent from 3.3 percent the previous month and reflecting a continuation of the tight labor market, the government said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 16, 2016
Japanese household spending falls 2.7%
Monthly household spending in 2015 fell 2.7 percent in price-adjusted real terms to ¥247,126, the government said Tuesday. It was the second straight year of decline.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 8, 2016
Cheap oil boosts Japan's 2015 current account surplus sixfold
The nation's current account surplus grew more than sixfold in 2015 from the previous year to ¥16.64 trillion, boosted by a plunge in crude oil imports and a travel surplus amid the yen's depreciation, government data showed Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 8, 2016
Consumption set to falter after Japan's workers eke out 0.1% pay hike in 2015
The nation's workers barely got a pay rise in 2015, with a 0.1 percent increase in cash earnings slower than the 0.4 percent bump in 2014.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 25, 2016
Japan's 2015 trade deficit narrows as oil prices tumble
Japan logged a trade deficit in 2015 for the fifth straight year, but its value shrank 77.9 percent from 2014 to ¥2.83 trillion ($23.9 billion), due mainly to a sharp drop in imports amid lower crude oil prices, the government said Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 14, 2016
Japan machinery orders fell 14% in November, investment outlook dims
Core private-sector machinery orders plunged a seasonally adjusted 14.4 percent in November from the previous month for the first drop in three months, the government said Thursday. The trend reflects continued caution by firms over making capital investments.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2015
Japan logs current account surplus in October for 16th month
The current account surplus grew 72.3 percent from a year earlier in October, the 16th consecutive month of surplus, boosted by plunging oil imports and an increase in the travel surplus, the government said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 12, 2015
Core machinery orders log first rise in four months
Core private-sector machinery orders rose a seasonally adjusted 7.5 percent in September for the first gain in four months, led by increased orders from the nonmanufacturing sector, the government said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 10, 2015
Current account surplus quadruples in April-September as imports fall
The current account surplus in the April to September period more than quadrupled from a year earlier, the government said Tuesday. There was a notable gain in the travel surplus in addition to a fall in the value of imports due to cheaper crude oil.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 7, 2015
August composite economic index down amid sluggish Chinese economy
The nation's key composite index of economic indicators that reflect the current state of the economy fell in August for the second straight month due to weaker shipments and production amid the sluggish Chinese economy, the government said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2015
Industrial output drops unexpectedly for second month
Japan's industrial output unexpectedly fell in August, raising concern that the economy may have fallen back into its second recession since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took government.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 10, 2015
Wholesale prices down 3.6% in August, largest fall in more than five years
Wholesale prices dropped 3.6 percent from a year earlier in August, the largest decline in five years and eight months, due to falling crude oil prices, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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