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WEAKER YEN

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 5, 2015
LDP lawmaker calls for yen to strengthen to 100
The yen is too weak and is squeezing many companies with higher import costs, according to Taro Kono, a lawmaker in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2015
Ford CFO says Toyota gains $10 billion advantage on weak yen
Ford Motor Co.'s top financial executive said the weak yen hands Japanese automakers as much as $11,000 more profit per car and allowed Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest automaker, to earn an extra $10 billion in 2013. Ford wants the U.S. to intervene against what it sees as currency manipulation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Jan 10, 2015
TSE's ascent to continue in 2015, bankers say
Tokyo stocks will likely maintain their upward momentum in 2015 largely thanks to the weakening yen, which sharpens Japan Inc.'s competitive edge.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jan 8, 2015
Big three brokerages paint rosy picture for Japan Inc. in 2015
Some market strategists say major Japanese companies are poised to gain momentum after a solid fiscal 2014 paved the way for reaping even greater windfall from a weaker yen and plunging global oil prices give an extra boost to business activity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 17, 2014
Shipbuilders rejecting orders amid labor shortage
The depreciation of the yen is boosting demand in industries like shipbuilding, where companies are scrambling to hire enough workers, especially in areas where the number of working-age individuals is declining.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 26, 2014
Nearly 50% of Japanese firms suffering due to weaker yen, online poll suggests
A poll of Japanese companies has found that 48.4 percent of them have suffered as a result of the rapidly weakening yen, a credit research agency said on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2014
Drawing more tourists to Japan
Aided by robust travel demand from East Asian countries, the number of foreign visitors to Japan reached 8.63 million in the January-August period, and officials estimate the annual figure will reach 12 million.

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