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INFLATION 3

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2018
Bank of Japan keeps stimulus unchanged with nod to inflation progress
The Bank of Japan maintained its massive monetary stimulus program and kept its price and economic forecasts unchanged. In a small sign of progress, it said inflation expectations had stopped falling.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 22, 2018
BOJ expected to maintain monetary easing as two-day policy meeting begins
The Bank of Japan began a two-day policy meeting on Monday, with its decision-making board likely to maintain its stance on monetary easing despite recent signs of economic strength in the country as inflation continues to run below target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 19, 2018
Despite jumpy market, Bank of Japan watchers don't expect a policy change anytime soon
Economists who follow the Bank of Japan aren't buying the idea that the central bank is nearing the point where it will begin to normalize its ultraloose monetary policy.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2018
Japan's largest business lobby seeks 3% pay hike in response to 'social demands'
Keidanren, Japan's most powerful business lobby, has renewed its call on member companies to implement a 3 percent pay hike ahead of annual labor-management wage talks, saying the increase is needed in response to "social demands."
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 15, 2018
Japan's regional economies improve amid strong exports and domestic spending: BOJ
Japan's regional economies are on firmer ground amid robust overseas demand for electronics and increased domestic consumer spending, the Bank of Japan said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2018
Why we need to talk about a bubble
The prolonged program of quantitative easing has sent asset prices soaring, even if traditional signs of inflation are muted.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 9, 2018
Bank of Japan mulls raising fiscal 2018 growth forecast while maintaining monetary easing: sources
The Bank of Japan is considering raising its economic growth forecast for the year through March 2019 due to the nation's robust export figures, sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 9, 2018
Japan's real wages mark first rise in 11 months
Japan's real, or inflation-adjusted average wages, grew 0.1 percent in November from a year earlier for the first rise in 11 months, on the back of a continued increase in overall wages, the labor ministry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2018
Abe positive on BOJ chief Haruhiko Kuroda but mum on rehiring him
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe backs BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's efforts to defeat deflation but remains silent on whether he will continue to guide the central bank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2018
Japanese firms seen buckling on Abe's request for 3% wage hikes
Japan Inc. shows signs of bending to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's call for wage hikes as the government cooks up legislation to cut corporate taxes this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 28, 2017
BOJ panel entertains rate hike before 2% inflation target achieved
At a December policy meeting, the Bank of Japan's decision-making board discussed a scenario in which continued economic improvement could lead the central bank to raise interest rates before it reaches its 2 percent inflation target, a summary of opinions showed Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 26, 2017
Japan's jobless rate improved to a 24-year low as spending rose in November
The latest batch of data confirms that the job market continued to tighten as the economy expanded for the seventh straight quarter in July-September.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 26, 2017
Workers in Japan may see 1% pay raise in 2018 as labor crunch intensifies
Workers will see a 1 percent increase in their total earnings next year, the most since 1997, as rising profits and the tightest labor market in decades add upward pressure on pay, a Bloomberg survey shows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 21, 2017
Bank of Japan maintains stimulus as inflation lags behind economic growth
The Bank of Japan left monetary stimulus unchanged in the final policy meeting of 2017 on Thursday, remaining on cruise control as it waits for a pickup in stubbornly low inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 12, 2017
Japan's wholesale prices up 3.5%, fastest pace since 2014
Wholesale prices rose 3.5 percent in November compared with last year, the fastest pace since September 2014, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 28, 2017
OECD keeps 2018 forecast on track, seeing modest but 'synchronized' economic growth
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Tuesday maintained its global economic growth forecast for 2018 as the expansion, though modest, becomes more "synchronized" across countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 16, 2017
Wall Street economists at odds with traders, share Yellen's 'guess' of inflation comeback
Wall Street economists are clashing with Wall Street traders over whether inflation is poised to awaken around the world after a long slumber.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2017
Not easy to dispel Japan's deflationary mindset formed over 15 years: Kuroda
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank can help avoid negative price shocks and achieve its 2 percent inflation target by working on inflation expectations through forward guidance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 6, 2017
BOJ's Kuroda says weak inflation will be lifted by rising labor costs
Nationwide inflation remains "relatively weak" but prices will gradually be pushed up toward the Bank of Japan's 2 percent target by rising labor costs, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 3, 2017
Venezuela to restructure foreign debt, raising the possibility of massive default
Venezuela on Thursday announced plans to restructure its burgeoning foreign debt, a move that may lead to a default by the cash-strapped OPEC nation whose collapsing socialist economy has left its population struggling to find food and medicine.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
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Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
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Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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