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EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2013
Few feeling the economic recovery
The Bank of Japan on July 11 upgraded its assessment of the Japanese economy for the seventh straight month and said that it is "starting to recover moderately" on the strength of various economic indexes turning upward, including improving business sentiment and steady consumer spending.
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2013
Business sentiment mixed
Japan's quarterly 'tankan' survey shows mixed business sentiments. Small and medium-size firms so far don't seem to have benefited much from 'Abenomics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2013
Mizuho Bank inaccessible this weekend
Bank account holders of Mizuho Bank Ltd. may wish to withdraw some cash for the weekend before the firm's online services, including ATMs, are halted right after midnight Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 26, 2013
Sumitomo Life eyes stake in Bank Negara's insurance unit
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. is among companies preparing to bid for a stake in the life insurance unit of PT Bank Negara Indonesia, according to two sources.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2013
Japan to provide disaster expertise
Japan is primed to provide its disaster prevention expertise to Africa as climate change continues to threaten sustainable growth on the continent, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday at the African aid conference.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 14, 2013
Nine women register with Japan's first 'ovum bank'
Nine women have registered with Japan's first "ovum bank" to donate their eggs to help infertile women, paving the way for fertility treatment to begin within the year at the earliest, a private group said Monday.
EDITORIALS
May 9, 2013
Inflation goal kills BOJ flexibility
The Bank of Japan should not stick to its 2 percent inflation goal at the expense of flexibility in its monetary policy. The goal also could cause undesirable side effects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2013
Anshu Jain brings Deutsche Bank to world as client's man
Twelve days into his job as co-CEO of Deutsche Bank AG, Anshu Jain stood beside Germany's finance minister and in front of video images of lush forests and rolling rivers as hundreds of businessmen sang the national anthem.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 7, 2013
Anticipation: How high will mortgage interest go?
After 20 years housing loan interest rates are ready to rise.
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2013
New opportunities for ADB
Once again a leader from Japan has the opportunity to bring the Asian Development Bank into the modern world and to elevate the organization above backroom deals.
JAPAN
May 3, 2013
Nation's first egg bank deluged with donors
Japan's first egg bank for infertile women is expected to log its first donors this month, with 38 out of 100 applicants already selected.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 16, 2013
World Bank pushes Asia stimulus end
Asia's emerging economies should consider reining in monetary stimulus to curb the risks of asset bubbles and inflation as policy easing in developed nations, including Japan, spur capital inflows, the World Bank said.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 11, 2013
Japan: a most interesting story in economics
Regardless of whether the Japanese economy makes a Keynesian recovery or enters a gargantuan sovereign debt crisis, there will be lessons for all.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Apr 8, 2013
Team Abe's grand plan leaves ghosts in charge of a haunted house
As I observe Team Abe in action at the helm of the Bank of Japan and elsewhere, a rather terrifying passage from a poem by William Hughes Mearns comes to mind:
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2013
Cyprus mess portends unsafe world for deposits
The controversy over a Cyprus bailout plan the past week raises fears that future financial crises in Europe will trigger bank runs by worried depositors.
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2013
BOJ must proceed with caution
The Bank of Japan has agreed to adopt a 2 percent inflation target, but the BOJ is asking for trouble if it makes such a price rise its ultimate goal.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.

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