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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 3, 2016
Abe, Hollande agree to strengthen anti-terror cooperation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Francois Hollande have confirmed that their two countries will step up cooperation in combating terrorism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 30, 2016
U.S. puts China, Japan and Germany on new watch list over foreign exchange practices
The U.S. has put nations including China, Japan and Germany on a new currency watch list, saying their foreign exchange practices need close monitoring to gauge whether they provide an unfair trade advantage over America.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 22, 2016
BOJ increasingly worried by strong yen, insiders say
Having adopted a negative interest rate on some excess reserves to penalize financial institutions for leaving money idle, the Bank of Japan may consider helping them lend by offering a negative rate on some loans, according to people familiar with talks at the BOJ.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2016
Business sentiment down but recovery OK: Cabinet Office
The government retained on Thursday its assessment of the economy because it is recovering moderately despite recent weakness. However, it slashed its view on corporate sentiment amid a firming yen and the slowdown in China.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 19, 2016
Hedge fund analyst foresees ¥75 per dollar in 40-year climb
The yen is on a 40-year technically driven climb and that means the Bank of Japan needs to push ahead with radical stimulus next week to avoid this year's surge accelerating, according to Tokyo-based hedge fund GCI Asset Management.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 17, 2016
Japan gets little G-20 support for potential yen intervention
Japan wins little sympathy from its Group of 20 counterparts for the pain being caused by its strengthening yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2016
Kuroda ally says BOJ should use easing now rather than later
The Bank of Japan should expand already-record stimulus at its April meeting, as a wait-and-see stance risks further appreciation of the yen, according to Takatoshi Ito, a former colleague of BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 11, 2016
BOJ's backfire hangs over central bankers as IMF meetings start
The world's central bankers, already hitting the limits of their effectiveness on growth and inflation, are now contending with another risk: that additional stimulus could produce lackluster results and undercut investor confidence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 11, 2016
Abenomics rebuked as major foreign investors join $46 billion Japan pullout
For global equity investors and Shinzo Abe, it's splitsville.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 11, 2016
February machinery orders down 9.2% on weak manufacturing sector
The nation's core private-sector machinery orders fell a seasonally adjusted 9.2 percent in February on a plunge for manufacturers, a reversal from the previous month that saw large orders from the steel industry, the government said Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 29, 2016
Japan conducted no forex intervention between Jan. 28 and Feb. 25
Japanese monetary authorities did not conduct any currency intervention between Jan. 28 and last Thursday, according to the Finance Ministry.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 29, 2016
Yen's biggest rally in seven years splits forecasters on what's next
Foreign-exchange forecasters are the most divided about the yen in almost a year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Feb 15, 2016
Tokyo stocks leap but Japanese market at mercy of global uncertainties
Japan's economic contraction in the fourth quarter has deepened lingering uncertainty in global financial markets, which have been gyrating since the start of the year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2016
Strong yen is a brake on Japanese carmakers' profits
Japanese automakers may have run out of the fuel that has driven profits higher for the past four years: the weaker yen.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Feb 10, 2016
Japanese investors in no mood for bargains amid banking rout
The nation's cheapest stocks are proving anything but bargains.
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.
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2016
BOJ will look into media report foreshadowing negative rates
The Bank of Japan will look into a media report that said the BOJ board was discussing a negative interest rate policy just minutes before it surprised observers with the announcement.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Jan 19, 2016
Sakakibara says dollar at ¥110 would not derail recovery
Former Vice Finance Minister Eisuke Sakakibara says that while doubts over the global economy are strengthening the yen the currency probably will not gain enough to hurt Japan's exporters.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 14, 2016
For Japan's manufacturers, yen gains are reminder of Lehman lessons
Just when Japan's employers might have thought it was safe to embrace sustained wage increases — thanks to a cheap yen and rising earnings — a turn in the exchange rate has flashed a warning signal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 13, 2016
Japan can endure yen's gains, says Kuroda's former deputy
While Japan has breathing space before the yen's gains become a serious problem for the economy, policymakers are unlikely to stand by should it climb too fast or if key inflation measures slump, according to Takatoshi Ito, a former colleague of central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda.

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