Economy
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Japan Downgrades Q1 GDP on Construction Data Corrections
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's economy shrank more than initially reported in the first quarter, the g...
July 1, 2024
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Prices of over 10,000 Food and Beverage Items to Rise This Year; Figure is down from over 30,000 Last Year
The number of food and beverage products whose prices have been or will be raised this year is ex...
June 30, 2024
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Aviation Fuel Shortage Causes Problems at Regional Airports; Growing Demand, Lack of Workers to Transport
A shortage of aviation fuel is leaving airports around the country in a tight spot, especially re...
June 29, 2024
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Japan, U.S., S. Korea Agree on Deepening Critical Material Supply Chain Cooperation
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed Wednesday to deepen coo...
June 27, 2024
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Services Producer Prices Rise by 2.5%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese services producer prices rose 2.5% in May from a year before, slowi...
June 26, 2024
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Auto Insurance to Cost More in 2026
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Automobile insurance premiums in Japan are expected to go up further in 2026...
June 26, 2024
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Impacts of Weaker Yen Vary by Company Size
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The yen’s weakening is having varying impacts on Japanese companies’ earnings ...
June 24, 2024
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Japan’s Transport Ministry Proposes Automated Logistics Link Between Tokyo and Osaka
An expert panel of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry has proposed the deve...
June 23, 2024
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Japan Logs Trade Deficit in May
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan posted a customs-cleared trade deficit of ¥1,221.3 billion in May as c...
June 20, 2024
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Japan Core Machinery Orders Down in April but Seen Firming Up Ahead
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's core machinery orders fell in April for the first time in three months,...
June 17, 2024
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Bank of Japan Intends to Proceed with Policy Normalization; Currently Holds 50% of Outstanding Bonds
The Bank of Japan intends to proceed cautiously with the normalization of policy away from the la...
June 15, 2024
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BOJ to Reduce Govt Bond Purchases
Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press) — Bank of Japan policymakers Friday voted to reduce the central bank’...
June 15, 2024
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BOJ to Reduce Govt Bond Purchases
Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press) — Bank of Japan policymakers Friday voted to reduce the central bank’...
June 14, 2024
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BOJ to Reduce Purchase Amount of Japanese Govt Bonds
The Bank of Japan announced on Friday that it will reduce purchase amount of Japanese government ...
June 14, 2024
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Japan Economy Shrinks 1.8 % in 1st Quarter: Revised Report
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s economy shrank at an inflation and seasonally adjusted annualized ra...
June 10, 2024
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