Economy
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Business Sentiment Improves in July-Sept.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Business sentiment among major Japanese companies improved in July-September, d...
September 14, 2023
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Average Pump Price Logs First Drop in 18 Weeks
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday fell ¥1.7 fr...
September 14, 2023
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Japan Corporate Mood Sours on Fears of China-led Global Downtown
TOKYO, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Confidence at big Japanese manufacturers fell the most in eight months, w...
September 13, 2023
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Public Interest in NISA Rising Ahead of Planned Expansion
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Public interest in Japan’s Nippon Individual Savings Account, or NISA, tax exem...
September 12, 2023
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Japan’s 10-Year Govt Bond Yield Temporarily Jumps to 0.700%
The market yield on newly issued 10-year government bond, regarded as Japan’s benchmark long-term in...
September 12, 2023
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International Discussions to Begin on E-fuel Rules with Japan in Lead
Several countries including Japan and Germany will start to develop international rules for issues s...
September 12, 2023
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BOJ Gov. Ueda Adopts Patient Approach to Guide Monetary Policy
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda expressed wariness about the risks of large-scale monetary easing and ...
September 10, 2023
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BOJ Seeks Quiet Exit from Easing as Business Improves: Gov. Ueda Aims to Avoid Shocks to Market
The Bank of Japan has entered a phase of reducing monetary easing. In an interview with The Yomiuri ...
September 9, 2023
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Bank of Japan Could End Negative Interest Rate Policy; Ueda Tells Yomiuri Shimbun He’s Watching Wages, Prices
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said the central bank’s lifting of its negative interest rate policy w...
September 9, 2023
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Japanese Automakers Struggle to Compete in Chinese Market
BEIJING — Japanese carmakers are finding it difficult to compete in China, the world’s largest auto ...
September 8, 2023
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Scallop, Sea Cucumber Prices Drop after China’s Import Ban; Many of Japan’s Seafood Regions Affected by Drastic Move
The prices of scallops, sea cucumbers and other marine products caught off Hokkaido and the Tohoku r...
September 7, 2023
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Small- and Medium-sized Companies in Japan Struggle to Reduce Emissions
As global warming advances, there is a growing movement among small- and medium-sized enterprises (S...
September 6, 2023
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Fewer Scallops to China Help Sink Japan’s Food Exports for First Time in Six Months
The value of Japan’s exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and processed foods fell...
September 5, 2023
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Average Gas Price in Japan Climbs to Record High; Pump Price Up for 15th Week in a Row
Retail prices for regular gasoline in Japan averaged ¥185.6 per liter as of Monday, up ¥1.9 from a w...
August 30, 2023
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Beijing’s Import Ban Threatens to Blight Bilateral Ties
China’s ban on imports of Japanese marine products in response to Japan’s release of treated water f...
August 25, 2023
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