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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2014
Mori eyes ¥1 trillion in projects ahead of Games
Mori Building Co., Japan's largest closely held developer, is planning projects in central Tokyo worth an estimated ¥1 trillion with its partners, as the city prepares for the Olympic Games in 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 27, 2014
The price is right, but sometimes difficult to read
Since the tax hike went into effect, price tags aren't what they used to be.
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2014
Pork production slashed amid hog virus outbreak
The most deadly outbreak of a hog virus in 18 years is raising pork prices and may raise imports from the biggest buyer, supporting a record rally in Chicago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 3, 2014
Farmers bet on steaks twice the price of silver
Hirotaka Sekiguchi dresses his "wagyu" calves in T-shirts and jackets to protect them against the spring chill and an expected avalanche of cheap foreign beef.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 2, 2014
Companies see prices rising by 1.5%: BOJ
Companies are expecting consumer prices to rise at an average rate of 1.5 percent year-on-year, a Bank of Japan survey showed Wednesday, falling short of the central bank's inflation target of 2 percent.
EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2014
A year into the deflation fight
A year after taking the helm of the Bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda appears on course to achieving the targets he set in the quest to rein in Japan's protracted deflation and put the economy on a growth path. Unfortunately bank lending to businesses has not expanded as hoped.
EDITORIALS
Mar 21, 2014
Rising land prices in big cities
For 2013, the megalopolises of Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka showed rises in both residential and commercial land prices for the first time in six years.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 20, 2014
Rakuten workers asked online merchants to falsify prices
Employees of online shopping mall Rakuten Inc. instructed merchants to falsify prices of products in violation of consumer protection laws, according to some of the Internet mall's tenants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2014
Land prices rise in big metro areas
Residential land prices in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya rose by an average of 0.5 percent last year, while commercial land prices increased by an average of 1.6 percent, both rising for the first time in six years.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 11, 2014
BOJ maintains ultraeasy monetary policy, economic assessment
The Bank of Japan said Tuesday it will maintain its ultraeasy monetary policy and keep unchanged its assessment of the economy for the sixth consecutive month, saying it has "continued to recover moderately" based on the judgment that deflation is disappearing.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 13, 2014
Wholesale prices gain for 10th month straight
Wholesale prices rose 2.4 percent in January from a year earlier for the 10th straight monthly gain as the yen's depreciation boosted import costs for energy, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 21, 2014
Abe eyes land-price reflation in zones to spur building boom
Japan wants to trigger a jump in inner-city property prices by loosening building restrictions in test zones under "Abenomics," a government adviser said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 6, 2014
Arrival of 'bad inflation' trend bodes ill for Japan's rebound
Price increases are prompting Japanese shoppers to buy less mayonnaise, showing the fragility of any economic rebound unless wages keep up with living costs.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 6, 2013
Northeast Asia LNG prices hit 10-month high before winter sets in: WGI
Liquefied natural gas prices for Northeast Asia rose this week to their highest level in 10 months as buyers sought more supplies before colder weather arrives, according to Energy Intelligence Group.
EDITORIALS
Sep 23, 2013
Monetary easing lifts land prices
It appears that the monetary easing pushed by the Abe administration through Bank of Japan's purchasing operations is gradually raising land prices in some urban areas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 19, 2013
Commercial land prices in three metro regions rise
The Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya metropolitan areas saw commercial land prices rise for the first time in five years in the year to July 1, a government land price survey says.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2013
Land values up at more sites as Abe pushes for growth
Land values rose at two-thirds of 150 sites monitored by the government, the biggest increase since 2008, amid increasing housing demand and investment interest in commercial properties.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 12, 2013
Higher power rates, weaker yen, push up wholesale prices 2.2%
Wholesale prices rose 2.2 percent in July from a year earlier for the fourth straight monthly increase, reflecting higher electricity prices and the effects of the yen's depreciation, the Bank of Japan said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 31, 2013
Bigger burden on households
A rising consumer price index won't do Japan's economic recovery much good if workers' wages remain stagnant. It will just increase the burden on households.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2013
Gold's slumber is not the cue to stop hedging
The recent collapse of gold prices has not really changed the case for investing in it one way or the other, says a former chief economist for the IMF.

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