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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 28, 2020
Japan's jobless rate jumps to 2.4% in January, rising for first time in four months
Japan's unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage point from the previous month to 2.4 percent in January, worsening for the first time in four months but still at a low level amid the country's chronic labor shortage, government data showed Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 31, 2019
China's factory activity expands for second month as output and export orders pick up
Manufacturing activity in China expanded for a second straight month in December as seasonal demand and signs of progress in trade talks with Washington boosted factories' output and order books.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2019
Falling output and retail sales signal Japan's economic strains
Industrial output slipped for the second straight month in November, raising the likelihood that the economy will contract in the fourth quarter due to slowing demand abroad and at home.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2019
October's 4.2% output drop poses risk of steeper economic slide in Japan
The plunge in industrial production signals that a steeper than expected contraction in economic growth might be ahead that will require even bigger government stimulus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2019
Japan's factory output slipped twice as much as expected in August on slowing overseas demand
Industrial output shrank more than expected in August, the latest warning that the economy and its manufacturers are facing intensifying pressure amid the bitter U.S.-China trade war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2019
China's industrial output weaker than expected as pace of economic growth slows
The pace of growth in China's economy slowed further in August, indicating that current stimulus policies may not be enough to shield the economy from the worsening effects of the trade war with the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 30, 2019
Japan's solid factory output masks trouble ahead as retail sales slump
Industrial output rebounded more than expected in July, but retail sales declined sharply and production was set to contract again next month, signaling a bumpy road for an economy facing growing global strains.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 30, 2019
Japan's factory output slides under pressure from global slump
Factory output suffered its second-largest drop in the last five years in June as trade tensions and a slowdown in the global economy dragged exports lower for a seventh straight month.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 23, 2019
Elizabeth Warren's 'economic crash' call spotlights Democrats' line of attack on Trump
Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren highlighted burgeoning debt levels and recent declines in manufacturing as factors making the U.S. economy vulnerable to a downturn, previewing a line of attack Donald Trump's opponents will use to pierce the aura of a record-long expansion and half-century low in unemployment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 28, 2019
Japan's industrial output rises 2.3% in May on higher auto production
Industrial output in May rose 2.3 percent from the previous month, helped by robust auto production, government data showed Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 26, 2019
Surprise drop in factory output adds to warning signs for Japan's economy
The nation's factory output unexpectedly fell in March, the government said Friday, in a sign that gross domestic product is more likely to have shrunk during the first quarter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2019
Japan's factory output rose 1.4% in February after recovery in exports
Industrial output rose 1.4 percent in February from the previous month, snapping a three-month losing streak, as rebounding exports helped the auto sector, government data showed Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 28, 2019
Government says factory production is 'pausing' after industrial output fell 3.7% in January
Japan's industrial output fell 3.7 percent in January from December, a third straight monthly decline amid sluggish export demand, the industry ministry said Thursday, prompting the government to lower its basic assessment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 28, 2018
Japan's November industrial output slips 1.1% from October: ministry
Industrial output in November fell 1.1 percent from the previous month after seeing a jump in October on the back of recovery from natural disasters in the summer, government data showed Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 30, 2018
Japan industrial output jumps 2.9% in October, setting fastest pace since 2015
Industrial output in October rose at the fastest pace since January 2015 with 2.9 percent growth from the previous month as the negative effects of natural disasters on production waned, government data showed Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2018
Japan's industrial output slips 2.1% on weak semiconductor machinery
Industrial output dropped 2.1 percent in June, down for the second straight month, thanks to a sharp fall in machinery to produce semiconductors and flat panels, government data showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 31, 2018
Japan's industrial output edged up 0.3% in April on robust auto production
Industrial output in April grew 0.3 percent in April, up for the third consecutive month, supported by robust production of cars and auto parts, government data showed Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 30, 2018
Recovery in car exports to the U.S. in February helps Japan's industrial output rise 4.1%
Industrial production in February rose 4.1 percent, rebounding from a sharp fall the previous month due to a recovery in exports of cars to the United States, government data showed Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 28, 2018
Japan lowers assessment as January industrial output falls 6.6%
The nation's industrial production in January fell by a bigger-than-expected 6.6 percent from the previous month on weakness among carmakers, prompting the government to lower its basic assessment for the first time in over two years, industry ministry data showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 28, 2017
Output 'picking up' for first time since '95: METI
Industrial output rose 0.6 percent in November from the previous month on robust exports of chip-making devices, prompting the government on Thursday to declare for the first time in more than 20 years that production is recovering.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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