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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2014
'Economy watcher' sentiment down in September as prices of imports soar
Workers whose jobs are sensitive to the economy, including taxi drivers and restaurateurs, are reporting a poor business outlook as the depreciation of the yen pushes up the cost of imports, government data indicated Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 12, 2014
Energy, food costs pushed Japan's wholesale prices higher in July
Wholesale prices rose 4.3 percent in July from a year earlier largely due to higher energy costs and price increases for some food items, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 8, 2014
Shame index dumps Sony for Panasonic in first revamp
Sony Corp., which has posted losses in five of the past six years, was rejected in the first reshuffle of Japan's profit-oriented stock index while Panasonic Corp. made the cut.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 28, 2014
Output soars most since 2011 ahead of tax hike
The nation's industrial production in January grew the most since 2011, indicating the economy is strengthening as a looming consumption tax bump stimulates demand, while inflation matched the highest level in more than five years.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 7, 2014
Key index rises on rosy profits
The key index of indicators designed to show the current state of the economy rose in December to its highest level in more than five years as companies boosted production and tried to increase employment as their profits recovered, the government said Friday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 16, 2013
Paltry ranking in human capital
Japanese may be living a long time, but they're not liking work too well. The Human Capital Index report suggests that the level of mental well-being is clearly a problem among workers.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2013
Key indicators index hits five-year high
The key index of indicators designed to show the current state of the economy rose in September to its highest level in more than five years as firms boosted production and investment, the government said Thursday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Oct 26, 2013
'Scary as hell' ocean-research storm breaks
'The long-held barriers between nature and culture are breaking down. It's no longer us against 'nature.' Instead, it's we who decide what nature is and what it will be.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2013
Tokyo is odds-on favorite for games
Tokyo is the odds-on favorite to host the 2020 Olympic Games in the days before the winning city is announced, according to bookmakers.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 26, 2013
Consumer prices rise at fastest pace since 2008: ministry data
Consumer prices in June rose the most since 2008, 0.4 percent from a year earlier, an early sign that Japan's economy may be starting to shake off deflation, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said Friday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2013
Business sentiment mixed
Japan's quarterly 'tankan' survey shows mixed business sentiments. Small and medium-size firms so far don't seem to have benefited much from 'Abenomics.
EDITORIALS
Sep 1, 2007
Historic moment for Turkey
In a historic moment, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was elected and sworn in as Turkey's 11th president Tuesday. For the first time, a politician with a background in political Islam has become the guardian of strict separation of religion and state, the highest principle of the Republic of Turkey since...

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