Economy
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Foreign Buyers Help Land Values Rise for 5th Year; International Tourism Also a Factor in Tokyo, Kyoto
The fourth consecutive increase in the official land values in 2025 has emphasized once again the...
March 20, 2025
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Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda Cites Tariff Uncertainty; Unpredictable U.S. Policy Clouds Economic Outlook
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday that uncertainty is increasing in the economic si...
March 19, 2025
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Bank of Japan Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged at 0.5 Percent; Impact of U.S. Tariffs, January Rate Hike Should be Assessed
The Bank of Japan decided to leave policy interest rates unchanged at around 0.5% at its Monetary...
March 19, 2025
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Clean Hydrogen Business Facing Growing Headwinds; Supply Costs, Trump’s Focus on LNG Dent Confidence
BANGKOK — There are increasing moves among Australian and European companies to withdraw from the...
March 17, 2025
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Japan Consortium Sets Targets for Use of Recycled Plastic in New Cars; Aims for Compliance with Draft EU Regulation
A consortium formed by representatives of industry, government and academia has set a target of u...
March 17, 2025
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Private Rice Imports Surge Amid Domestic Shortages; Trading Companies Can Still Profit Despite Tariff
Private imports of overseas rice have been increasing rapidly due to shortages in the domestic ma...
March 15, 2025
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Says Japan Not Exempt from U.S. Auto Tariffs; Japan’s Auto Industry to Be Significantly Impacted
WASHINGTON — U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday expressed Washington’s intention to...
March 15, 2025
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Japan Sells 141,796 Tons of Reserve Rice in Auction
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s agriculture ministry said Friday that it has selected successful bid...
March 15, 2025
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U.S. Raps Japan over Rice Tariff
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — The United States on Tuesday criticized Japan over its tariff on rice i...
March 12, 2025
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Japan Oct.-Dec. GDP Revised Down to 2.2 Pct Annual Rise
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s gross domestic product in October-December last year increased 0.6 pct...
March 11, 2025
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150,000 Tons of Rice Released from Japan’s Stockpile to Douse Prices, After Tokyo Prices Hit All-time High
The government on Monday began soliciting bids for 150,000 tons of stockpiled rice reserved for e...
March 10, 2025
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Japan Govt Starts Receiving Bids for Stockpiled Rice
Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese agriculture ministry started receiving bids for stockpi...
March 10, 2025
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Japan to Promote Solar Power Consolidation; Feed-In Tariff System to be Phased out from 2032
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry intends to launch an effort in fiscal 2025 to consolidat...
March 9, 2025
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Japan, U.K. Likely to Reaffirm Energy Cooperation at 2+2 Talks; 1st Economic 2+2 Talks Between the Countries
The Japanese and British governments are arranging to reaffirm the promotion of energy cooperatio...
March 5, 2025
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Tokyo Core Consumer Prices Up 2.2％ in Feb.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The core consumer price index for Tokyo’s densely populated 23 special wards...
February 28, 2025
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