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JAPANESE ECONOMY

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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Oct 22, 2022
Roger Dahl on Japan's yen intervention
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EDITORIALS
Oct 21, 2022
An ever weakening yen punishes the nation
The yen continues to slump as traders try to guess when and if the Japanese authorities will intervene to halt a further decline.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 21, 2022
Violent market swings await day the BOJ’s yield anchor lifts
For now, most economists expect BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda to stick with yield-curve control, until he steps down in April, even as the yen slides.
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BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2022
Japan inflation hits 3% for first time since 1991 excluding tax impacts
Despite the extended stretch of price gains beyond its 2% goal, the Bank of Japan is expected to stick with its ultraloose policy.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 20, 2022
Japan’s extended trade gap reinforces pressure on tumbling yen
The trade deficit topped u00a52 trillion for a second-straight month in September, though it narrowed to u00a52.09 trillion from the previous month's record u00a52.82 trillion shortfall.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Oct 20, 2022
Sinking in polls, Kishida renews unorthodox inflation bet
Support for the prime minister's year-old Cabinet has slumped to below 30%, roughly half of what it was six months ago.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 19, 2022
Maskless tourists in Japan trigger a debate over ‘face underwear’
Should Japan look to the world for advice on COVID-19 protocols, or the other way around? Both visitors and residents have something to learn from one another.
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2022
With weak yen, Japan aims to earn $34 billion from tourists next fiscal year
Japan must balance between spending its way out of the COVID-induced doldrums while reining in the industrial world's heaviest public debt.
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BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2022
U.S.-Japan business leaders urge cooperation amid economic security challenges
The war in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic both pose challenges that requires bolstering the private sector's role in the bilateral relationship, business leaders said.
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BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2022
BOJ's Kuroda vows to keep easing to back still-recovering economy
Wages need to increase much more to achieve Japan's price-stability target, Kuroda said at event in Washington on Wednesday.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 12, 2022
One year on, Kishida’s 'new capitalism' hardly moves forward
After 12 months of economic and political headwinds — from a plummeting yen to the Unification Church scandal — Kishida's pivot from Abenomics remains 'conceptual.'
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BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2022
Japan's machinery orders post biggest fall in six months in blow to corporate spending
Core orders, a highly volatile data series regarded as a barometer of capital expenditure in the coming six to nine months, fell 5.8% in August from the previous month.
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BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Oct 11, 2022
Amid price spikes, Japanese farmers look to domestic feed
Price increases in the July-September period averaged over u00a510,000 per ton, more than double the previous record registered in April to June 2021.
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BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2022
Failure to hit price goal may trigger BOJ shift, former director says
Ex-BOJ executive thinks there is a considerable chance that in a year or so the BOJ's topic of discussion will shift to when the price target can really be achieved.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami