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US ECONOMY

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022
BOJ discussed inflation risks in subtle shift in board debate
One board member went as far as saying the Bank of Japan must eventually communicate an exit strategy from ultraeasy policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 3, 2022
Kishida tries to put focus on economy after Unification Church controversy
The prime minister used his speech at the opening of the new parliamentary session to emphasize economic measures, such as those on inflation and raising wages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022
China tightens lending taps, leaving African markets vulnerable
Africa's largest bilateral creditor has been scaling back lending in the region amid its worsening growth woes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022
OPEC+ considering major production cut to prop up oil prices
A cut would also mark a major turnaround in policy for OPEC+, which includes Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022
Japan's business mood worsens as cost hikes bite, BOJ survey says
Adding to the gloom, fears of a global economic slowdown cloud the outlook for the export-reliant economy, which is still just emerging from the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 2, 2022
World economy roiled by simultaneous shocks echoing 2007 anxiety
Evidence of the impact — and of the blow to consumers' purchasing power from soaring prices — is mounting quickly.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Oct 1, 2022
Roger Dahl on the Bank of Japan's currency intervention
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2022
Kishida orders stimulus as analysts warn of overspending
The measures will tackle price rises, encourage pay increases and speed up Kishida's drive to transform capitalism in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 30, 2022
U.S. has no appetite to intervene on behalf of falling pound or yen
The drop in the pound has largely been attributed to British spending plans that stretch the government's finances.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2022
Weak yen pulls Japan away from BOJ governor's radicalism
Government intervention to prop up the yen shortly after Haruhiko Kuroda made comments that led to a weakening of the currency highlights the uneasy relationship between the two.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 28, 2022
Liz Truss takes a bold economic gamble. Will it sink her government?
Her Conservative Party is gripped by anxiety, with a new poll showing that the opposition Labour Party has taken a 17 percentage-point lead over the Tories.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 27, 2022
The legacy of Abenomics lies between two extremes
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies were a mixed bag for Japan — still, he successfully pushed the country to re-imagine itself.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 27, 2022
50 years on, Japan-China ties shift from cooperation to competition
Not just in steel-making, Japanese companies are increasingly lagging behind Chinese counterparts also in shipbuilding and home electronics manufacturing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 27, 2022
BOJ chief Haruhiko Kuroda backs intervention while stressing need for easing
The government's action last week came almost directly after the BOJ's ultralow rates stance fueled further yen weakening, triggering doubt over the authorities' unified stance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 26, 2022
World economy jolted by war, with recessions now seen looming
The global economy will expand just 2.2% in 2023, the Paris-based OECD said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2022
India’s long infatuation with Russia must end
In the face of growing Chinese belligerence, closer Beijing-Moscow ties augur ill for India, which should reconsider its long-standing strategic dependence on a weakening Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 26, 2022
McDonald's hikes prices in Japan on higher input costs and weaker yen
It marks the company's second set of price increases this year as Japan grapples with inflationary pressures and a slide in the yen.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami