Markets
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Japan pump price hits 13-year high
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday rose ¥0.6 fr...
February 25, 2022
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Tokyo stocks turn modestly higher on U.S. futures rise
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks staged a modest rebound Monday thanks to a rise in U.S. index futu...
January 24, 2022
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Tokyo Stocks continue to fall on early U.S. rate hike concerns
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks fell for the third straight market day Tuesday amid growing concer...
January 11, 2022
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Tokyo stocks swayed by U.S. CPI, Japanese earnings next week
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks will be sensitive to U.S. consumer price data and earnings reports...
January 8, 2022
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Tokyo stocks sink after hawkish Fed minutes
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks tumbled Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s hawkish policy m...
January 6, 2022
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Japanese stock market growth lagged behind overseas indexes in 2021
In 2021, the benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange exceeded 30,000 fo...
December 31, 2021
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Nikkei Ends 2021 with highest closing in 32 years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Nikkei stock average hit its highest year-end closing in 32 years on Thursd...
December 30, 2021
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Nikkei retakes 29,000 for 1 time in 8 days
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks rebounded Tuesday after falling for two market days, with the benc...
December 28, 2021
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Foreign investors turning away from Japanese stocks
Stock markets have been flooded with investment funds due to global monetary easing since the COVID-...
December 19, 2021
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Digital currency pilot project to include banks, companies
A digital currency that can be used for transactions between companies will begin being tested in Ja...
November 26, 2021
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Tokyo Stock Exchange hopes extended trading hours will boost international competitiveness
The Tokyo Stock Exchange has decided to extend trading hours for the first time in 70 years as part ...
October 29, 2021
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Kuroda becomes longest-serving Bank of Japan governor
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has become the longest-serving chief in the central bank’s histor...
October 6, 2021
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Global prices of raw coffee beans soaring
Coffee prices on the global market have been hovering at a 6½-year high, primarily due to concern ab...
August 6, 2021
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Retail, apparel industries collect, recycle used clothing in decarbonization effort
Major retail and apparel firms are ramping up efforts to collect and recycle used clothing as part o...
June 6, 2021
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Banks introduce new fees amid BOJ negative interest rates
An increasing number of banks are charging fees for issuing paper bankbooks and on accounts that hav...
May 24, 2021
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