Economy
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Govt Aims to Expand NISA Program Lineup, Abolish Age Restriction
The government and the ruling parties have begun making arrangements toward expanding the range o...
December 5, 2025
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Keidanren Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui Visits Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant; Inspects New Emergency Safety System
Yoshinobu Tsutsui, the chairman of Keidanren (the Japan Business Federation), visited Tokyo Elect...
December 2, 2025
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Japan Considers Relaxation of Vehicle Certification System to Allow More U.S.-Made Vehicles
At October’s Japan-U.S. summit that took place at the State Guest House in the Moto-Akasaka distr...
December 1, 2025
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Key Japan Labor Group to Seek Pay Scale Hike
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An umbrella body for labor unions in the automotive, electronics and other i...
November 28, 2025
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Blanket Eel Trade Restrictions Rejected
LONDON (Jiji Press) — Signatories to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ...
November 28, 2025
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Japan’s Tax Revenue to Top ¥80 Tril. for 1st Time in FY25
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government’s general-account tax revenue is set to reach around ¥80.7 tr...
November 28, 2025
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Core Inflation in Japan’s Capital Brings BOJ Closer to a Rate Hike
TOKYO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed well above the centra...
November 28, 2025
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Govt Plans 8% Corporate Capital Investment Tax Credit
The government is planning to introduce a tax credit allowing businesses to deduct 8% of the valu...
November 25, 2025
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China’s Pressure Campaign Threatens Japan’s Economy, But Seafood Sector Could Weather the Storm
China’s recent advisory urging its citizens to refrain from visiting Japan and its suspension of ...
November 22, 2025
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Japan Govt Adopts 21.3-Tril.-Yen Comprehensive Economic Package
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government on Friday adopted a comprehensive economic package w...
November 21, 2025
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Japan Exports Rise in October as Slump in U.S. Sales Eases
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's exports rose for a second straight month in October, government data sh...
November 21, 2025
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Japan’s Hopes for Seafood Exports Shot Down in China Spat
Exports of Japanese marine products to China have hit another snag, just days after they resumed ...
November 20, 2025
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Niigata Gov. to OK Restart of N-Plant; Kashiwazaki-Kariwa May Be Tepco’s 1st Restarted Plant Since 2011
Niigata Prefecture Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi has told relevant parties that he intends to approve the ...
November 19, 2025
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Essential Services Shortage to Hit Japan’s GDP By Up to ¥76 Tril. By 2040
A projection estimates that if shortages persist in essential services such as caregiving, transp...
November 18, 2025
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Japan GDP Down Annualized 1.8% in July-Sept.
TOKYO — Japan’s gross domestic product in July-September shrank at an annualized rate of 1.8% aft...
November 17, 2025
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