Economy
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Keidanren Chairman: Japan Should Take Leadership Role in Promoting Free, Open International Economic Order; Concerns over U.S. Tariffs’ Impact on Domestic Industry
Masakazu Tokura, chairman of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), hopes the Japanese government...
April 8, 2025
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METI to Support Firms Impacted by U.S. Tariff Policy; Safety Net for Enterprises to Be Expanded
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry is aiming to support companies likely to be affected by ...
April 7, 2025
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Japan’s Feb Real Wages Down for 2nd Straight Month as Inflation Bites
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese real wages dropped for a second straight month in February due to high...
April 7, 2025
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U.S. Tariffs to Deal Serious Blow to Asia’s Emerging Economies; Firms with Production Bases in Southeast Asia May Be Forced to Restructure
BANGKOK — The U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s plan to impose steep reciprocal tariff...
April 6, 2025
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Japan’s Household Spending Down 0.5% in Feb.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Household consumption spending in Japan fell 0.5% from a year earlier in inf...
April 4, 2025
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Trump Tariffs to Push Japanese Economy Downward; Estimated to Reduce GDP by 0.59 Percent in 1 Year
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to impose a baseline 10% tariff on goods ar...
April 3, 2025
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Trump’s Auto Tariffs to Cover Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Worth of Vehicle, Parts Imports
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's 25% auto tariffs will cover hundred...
April 3, 2025
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Tariffs to Cause ‘Short-term Bumps,’ Trump Economic Adviser Tells Fox Business
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Council of Economic Advisers Chair Stephen Miran told Fox Bu...
April 3, 2025
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Fed’s Kugler Says Tariffs Could Touch off More Prolonged Inflation
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Rising tariffs in the U.S. could feed into more prolonged inflati...
April 3, 2025
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Japan Auto Industry Increasingly Wary of U.S. Tariffs; Effects Will Extend to Large, Small Parts Manufacturers
Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers deteriorated in the March edition of the B...
April 2, 2025
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Bank of Japan Gov. Ueda Says ‘Uncertainty Is Quite Large’
The results of the latest Tankan survey released by the Bank of Japan on Tuesday are likely to im...
April 2, 2025
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Japan’s Major Manufacturers Lose Some Confidence in BOJ’s March Tankan Survey
Big manufacturers’ sentiment declined slightly in the Bank of Japan’s March Tankan survey, which ...
April 1, 2025
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Japan Big Maker Sentiment Worsens: BOJ Tankan
Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)—Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan worsened for th...
April 1, 2025
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Mixed Feelings as Stockpiled Rice Arrives at Stores; In Spite of Expected Short-Term Price Relief, Worries Arise about Persistent Market Problems
The first lots of government-stockpiled rice, released to ease distribution, have reached shelves...
March 28, 2025
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Core Inflation in Japan’s Capital Hits 2.4%, Stays above BOJ’s Target
TOKYO (Reuters) — Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed above the central bank's targ...
March 28, 2025
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