Tag - rate

 
Menu
Search
 
May 02, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

RATE

BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2016
Negative rates have helped global economy: IMF's Lagarde
The world economy would be worse off without negative interest rates, according to International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 15, 2016
Kuroda refrains from changing stimulus as Japan gauges negative rate impact
The Bank of Japan downgrades its assessment of the economy, but holds its fire on further monetary easing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 15, 2016
BOJ's negative rate move proving a gold mine for bullion retailers
The nation's negative interest rates are boosting demand for gold, according to its biggest bullion retailer.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 14, 2016
BOJ kicks off policy meeting focusing on effects of negative rate decision
The Bank of Japan kicked off a two-day policy meeting Monday to examine the effects of its surprise January decision to adopt a negative interest rate.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 11, 2016
BOJ negative rate seen as top tool by analysts, with cut by July
The Bank of Japan's new negative rate is the most likely tool for any expansion of stimulus, with a majority of economists in a survey forecasting additional easing by July.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 1, 2016
Unemployment rate fell to 3.2% in January
Japan's unemployment rate in January registered its lowest level in three months, falling to 3.2 percent from 3.3 percent the previous month and reflecting a continuation of the tight labor market, the government said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 25, 2016
Faced with BOJ negative rates, money managers enter new era
BlackRock Inc.'s Jason Miller has fielded more calls from Japanese investors in the past few weeks than ever in recent memory. Among the main concern for clients: How can they safeguard returns in a new era of below-zero rates?
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 25, 2016
Japan got paid $464 million to borrow thanks to negative yields
The government has been paid at least ¥52 billion to borrow money since the yield on its debt first fell below zero at auction in October 2014.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 23, 2016
Kuroda hints at shift in thinking on power of monetary policy
Almost three years after taking the helm at the Bank of Japan, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has hinted that his view on the power of monetary policy has shifted, after an unprecedented stimulus program failed to achieve his inflation target.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 16, 2016
BOJ launches negative interest rate in bid to beat deflation
The Bank of Japan on Tuesday introduced the nation's first-ever negative interest rate in a bid to conquer deflation at a time when the Japanese economy is facing a downturn and conditions for the global economy remain far from certain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Feb 12, 2016
Abenomics on ropes as reform arrow, BOJ 'bazooka' misfire
As Tokyo stocks tumble further, dragging the Nikkei average to its first close below 15,000 since October 2014, economists ask: Has Abenomics run its course?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 9, 2016
Nikkei falls 918 points, bond yields go negative as investors flee for safest havens
Demand for safety forces the yield on Japanese government debt below zero.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2016
China suffering from a transparency problem
Effective communication with market participants and real-economy players will be crucial if China is to achieve market credibility and stability.
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2016
BOJ board split by concerns over negative interest rate move
Members of the Bank of Japan Policy Board raised concern at their January meeting about the side effects of adopting a negative interest rate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Feb 1, 2016
BOJ market magician Kuroda pulls another rabbit from his hat
The Bank of Japan continues to push the boundaries of monetary policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 31, 2016
Abe support rate rises despite Amari scandal but half oppose changing Constitution
The support rate for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet rose 4.3 points in January from the previous month to 53.7 percent, a Kyodo News poll shows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2016
Chinese tourist spending under threat as yuan slides 10% against yen
Chinese tourists tumbling off buses into the Laox duty-free store in Tokyo's bustling Ginza district say the yuan's drop against the yen may make them think twice about splurging during their shopping tours.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 20, 2016
Survey finds 10-year cancer survival rate is 58.2% in Japan
People diagnosed with cancer stand a 58.2 percent chance of surviving for another 10 years, the National Cancer Center has said, citing the results of a major new survey. The survival rate for five years is 63.1 percent.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2016
Abe Diet speech to focus on balancing tax hike exemptions with fiscal reforms
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy speech to the full Diet this Friday will stress his administration's ability to balance exemptions to the planned consumption tax hike with fiscal reform goals, according to political sources.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2015
Kato hopes to win over public with message child-rearing is rewarding
A new Japanese Cabinet minister tasked with finding ways to boost the birthrate and keep a shrinking population from falling below 100 million said on Thursday he hoped to win over more Japanese to his view that child-rearing is rewarding. Solutions to Japan's population slide have eluded policymakers for decades.
'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.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.
Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Spotlighting a Niigata castle town through sushi
Spotlighting a Niigata castle town through sushi

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER