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JAPANESE ECONOMY

Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 17, 2020
Media join the debate over the economics of a universal basic income
Could the introduction of such a welfare model lead to economic inequality?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2020
Japan needs another extra budget to help ailing economy, experts say
Ruling-party lawmakers have likewise called for another stimulus package funded by a third extra budget.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2020
Cabinet allots ¥549.2 billion in reserve funds for coronavirus subsidies
Of the money, u00a5439.1 billion will be used to extend the government's furlough support scheme until December.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2020
Record 96,000 Japan households receive rent support amid pandemic
The program originally targeted displaced workers, but the government relaxed conditions in April to cover people whose incomes had fallen.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 15, 2020
Interest in nursing care jobs grows in Japan as pandemic drags on
It is estimated that there are 4.2 jobs to every job-seeker in the industry, and some see it as a safety net during tough times.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 13, 2020
Getting 'Suganomics' on track: Three points to gauge PM's progress
The new Japanese government will be successful if early and small successes can be achieved to give it momentum.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 12, 2020
Japan machinery orders extend gains in August as business spending stabilizes
The modest increase in core orders was a welcome sign of strength for the economy, although companies are still struggling from impacts to their corporate earnings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 12, 2020
BOJ’s swelling share of Japan assets complicates future exit from stimulus
The central bank now owns 71% of exchange-traded funds, a fifth of commercial paper and 7% of corporate bonds, its assets equivalent to 137% of gross domestic product.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2020
Japan may need to consider compiling third extra budget, senior LDP lawmaker says
Japan may need to consider compiling another extra budget to help its economy if the current reserve fund is not enough to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, a senior Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2020
Savings rate in Japan hits 20-year high as cash handouts get banked
Japan’s savings rate rose to its highest level in two decades, as anxiety over the pandemic and the economic outlook appeared to encourage people to pocket cash handouts from the government instead of spending them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 9, 2020
Japan August household spending down 6.9% on year amid pandemic
Average spending in real terms by households with two or more people stood at u00a5276,360 ($2,600), according to the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 9, 2020
Bank of Japan upgrades assessments on eight of nine regional economies
Of the nine regions, only Shikoku saw the assessment maintained from the previous report in July.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2020
Worries grow among Japanese firms in Southeast Asia as virus cases surge
In Myanmar, where more than 400 Japanese companies are based, virus cases had exceeded 10,000 in late September.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2020
Japan current account surplus falls in August, but at a slower pace
Weighed down by the novel coronavirus pandemic, Japan's current account surplus for August fell from a year earlier for the sixth straight month, although at a slower pace in line with a gradual resumption of economic activity, government data showed Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2020
BOJ chief says Japan is on recovery track from pandemic pain
While consumer prices will fall for now due to the impact of slumping oil prices, they are likely to rebound thereafter as the pandemic's economic fallout eases, he said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Oct 8, 2020
Nagasaki bank merger may expose flaws in Suga’s regional rescue plan
Some in Nagasaki fret the merged bank, which would belong to a financial group based in Fukuoka Prefecture, may shift its focus away from local borrowers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2020
Japan upgrades economic assessment for August to 'bottoming out'
The latest outcome reflected the gradual resumption of economic activity in the country since the lifting of a state of emergency over the coronavirus in late May.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2020
Tourism gets a boost after Tokyo added to travel subsidy program
Railway stations in Tokyo and airports across Japan were crowded Saturday, the first weekend since travel to and from the capital was included in a government subsidy program.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 2, 2020
Japan’s jobless rate edges up again to three-year high
The latest figures suggest more business operators have become unable to maintain their workforce after the virus dented consumption.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 1, 2020
Japan corporate pessimism eases from 11-year low in BOJ tankan
The data offers some hope for new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's efforts to achieve an economic revival from the coronavirus crisis.
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.
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.
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
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
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.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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