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• Japan Lags in Efforts to Gain Value from Human Resources; Govt Working to Increase Usage

  The large gap between Japan and the United States in terms of total market capitalization is said...

  March 24, 2024

  

• BOJ Chief Denies Possible Surge in Deposit, Lending Rates

  Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Tuesday denied the possibility that the J...

  March 19, 2024

  

• BOJ Policymakers Suggested Reducing JGB Purchases at April Meeting

  Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Many Bank of Japan policymakers at the central bank’s April 25-26 policy-setti...

  May 9, 2024

  

• Ride-Hailing Services Used More than Taxis in Tokyo in 1st Month

  TOKYO — Ride-hailing services, which have been allowed to operate in Tokyo and some other areas i...

  May 11, 2024

  

• Weakening Yen Adds Complexity to BOJ’s Rate Hike Decisions; Rising Commodity Prices may Impact ‘Virtuous Cycle’ Efforts

  A weaker yen — which will cause prices to rise again due to the increasing cost of commodities — ...

  April 27, 2024

  

• 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

  

• Japan Business Circle Calls for China Resuming Visa-Free Travel; Keizai Doyukai Visit to Country Marks 1st in 8 Years

  BEIJING — The delegation of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai) on Mon...

  November 5, 2024

  

• BOJ to Mull Raising Interest Rates to 0.25%

  Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Bank of Japan policymakers will consider a plan on Wednesday to raise short-te...

  July 31, 2024

  

• BOJ to Discuss Ending Negative Rate Policy

  Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Bank of Japan officials are set to meet Monday and Tuesday to discuss whether ...

  March 18, 2024

  

• Japan business Sentiment Improves Slightly, BOJ Tankan Shows

  TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese big manufacturers' sentiment improved slightly in the three months to ...

  December 13, 2024

  

• Japan household spending falls for Second Month in Test for BOJ Policy

  TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese household spending fell in September for the second straight month, go...

  November 8, 2024

  

• Young People Boost Once-Stagnant Perfume Sales in Japan; Interest Grow Amid Isolation, Tension of COVID Pandemic

  Young people are driving a boom in the fragrance and perfume market in Japan, a country once know...

  August 8, 2024

  

• New Energy Plan Reflects Fear of Reduced Competitiveness; Japan Concerned About Exclusion From Supply Chains

  The government’s decision to spell out a policy to maximize the use of nuclear power generation i...

  December 13, 2024

  

• 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

  

• BOJ Keeps Rates Steady by 8-1 Vote, Board Member Tamura Dissents

  TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday, underscoring ...

  December 19, 2024

  

• Japan Real Wages Rise 0.4% in July

  TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The inflation-adjusted real wage index in July rose 0.4% from a year earlier...

  September 5, 2024

  

• Japan Household Spending Down 3.2 ％ in FY 2023

  Tokyo, May 10 (Jiji Press) — Japanese household spending in fiscal 2023, which ended in March, dr...

  May 10, 2024

  

• Japan’s Current Account Surplus Hits Record ¥25 Tril in Fiscal 2023

  TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s current account surplus in fiscal 2023 soared 2.8-fold from the prev...

  May 10, 2024

  

• Japan’s Economy Shrinks 2% in Jan.-March

  TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s economy shrank at an annualized rate of 2% in January-March in infla...

  May 16, 2024

  

• Japan Household Financial Assets Hit Record ¥2,212 Trillion

  TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Financial assets held by households in Japan as of the end of June rose 4.6%...

  September 19, 2024