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MONETARY POLICY 3

BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 5, 2018
BOJ chief faces tougher second term as reality of monetary easing program sinks in
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda will face more severe challenges from the central bank's radical strategy for stoking 2 percent inflation and plans to unwind it.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 2, 2018
At Diet, Kuroda touches on exit strategy for easing once 2% inflation is reached
The central banking chief tells the Diet that 2 percent inflation might soon be within reach and that he is even toying with an exit plan.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 19, 2018
Bank of Japan watchers see strong stimulus continuing under Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to stick with Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda indicates that powerful stimulus will continue, and the yen's recent advance could make policy normalization even more remote.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 8, 2018
Bank of Japan is missing a golden opportunity
Investors think things are looking up — central bankers should stop telling them they're wrong
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2018
Asia's central banks should prepare to raise interest rates
As the global economic recovery gains momentum, the time has come to begin tightening monetary policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 26, 2018
Moment of truth for the Bank of Japan
The BOJ continues to provide significant stimulus to the economy, but with inflation still well below target the central bank finds itself between a rock and a hard place.
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 17, 2018
Yen sees bullish bets after BOJ trims long-term bond buying, prompting speculation of policy shift
A minor tweak in the Bank of Japan's bond purchases has emboldened investors to bet the central bank is about to wind back monetary stimulus.
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 11, 2018
BOJ tightening to begin sooner than expected, U.S. economist Allen Sinai says
Japan's economy will exceed growth forecasts this year, prompting the central bank to tighten monetary policy by mid-year, said Allen Sinai, president of Decision Economics Inc.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 22, 2017
Japan's bounce is a parable of these economic times
The central bank is easing off stimulus, as confidence and exports rise and companies begin to spend.
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 / Markets
Dec 18, 2017
Bank of Japan's expansion of bond holdings to slow in 2018: economists
The pace at which the Bank of Japan is expanding its massive hoard of bonds will continue to slow in 2018, according to the majority of economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
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 2, 2017
Trump said to pick Jerome Powell as Fed chairman, replacing Janet Yellen
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Federal Reserve Gov. Jerome Powell to the top job at the U.S. central bank, according to four people familiar with the decision.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 31, 2017
BOJ leaves stimulus program unchanged while trimming inflation forecasts
The Bank of Japan left its massive monetary stimulus program unchanged even as it trimmed its inflation forecasts, signaling further divergence ahead from its global peers.
EDITORIALS
Sep 28, 2017
And the great unwinding begins
Central bankers today must figure out how to end and reverse quantitative easing without triggering the effects they sought to avoid nearly a decade ago.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

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