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Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 18, 2022
Will inbound tourism help stop the bleeding for the yen?
Some economists believe fully lifting border measures — as the government appears ready to do — will not only boost the Japanese economy, it could help stabilize the yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 16, 2022
Japan’s contradictory stance leaves yen at risk of further slide
This week, as the finance minister was warning he would step into markets to shore up the yen if needed, the BOJ was boosting bond purchases to keep yields low.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2022
Tokyo Stock Exchange's active ETF push faces hurdles as investors flee
The development is the latest effort by the exchange operator to enhance the market's global status by introducing investor-friendly reforms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 16, 2022
BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda seen sitting tight even after jumbo Fed hike
Most BOJ watchers are convinced Kuroda won't raise rates to cool the rapid weakening of the yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2022
Yen rallies on reports of a BOJ precursor to intervention
Japan's currency rose more than 1% to around the u00a5143 level against the dollar after falling to u00a5144.96 early in the Asian session.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 13, 2022
BOJ could normalize policy in mid-2023, ex-board member says
Views on Japan's inflation dynamics are shifting among some experts after more than a decade of deflation and price weakness.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 12, 2022
As yen plunges, Japan ponders how to stop it falling further
The Bank of Japan will play a key role in shaping the currency's trajectory, but the government's ability to directly intervene is limited.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2022
BOJ set to end COVID-relief plan, but no change to loose policy
The winding up of the plan would reflect easing funding strains among small, service-sector firms that were hardest hit by the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 9, 2022
As yen looks set to weaken, intervention seen as a drop in bucket
Intervention in foreign exchange markets will do little to reverse the trend of a strong dollar, unless the Bank of Japan changes its dovish stance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2022
Yen plunge worsens despite strongest government warnings yet
The renewed selloff in U.S. Treasurys this month has widened the yield gap between the U.S. and Japan, pushing the yen to a 24-year low.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 6, 2022
BOJ should look at exit steps while holding policy, former official says
'This isn't the time for a drastic rate hike, so there is a limit on what the BOJ can do now,” Yuri Okina has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 2, 2022
Yen at ¥140 piles pressure on Japan’s unified policy front
As angst among households and businesses continues to rise over soaring energy and import costs, cracks may begin to emerge in the united front the government and BOJ have so far shown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2022
Yen at risk of further declines after breaching key ¥140 level
The slide in the yen reflects a growing split between the Bank of Japan, which is keeping policy loose to bolster the economy, and the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 30, 2022
Yen’s reversal toward ¥140 revives talk of currency intervention
The Japanese currency has tumbled close to 4% this month and traded around the u00a5138.50 level Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 25, 2022
Bank of Japan chief would hold easing policy even if inflation hits 3%, survey shows
Most analysts said that a further acceleration to 3%, the highest since 1991 excluding tax-hike years, wouldn't increase the likelihood of policy change before Kuroda's term ends in April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 19, 2022
Japan’s inflation accelerates further beyond BOJ’s 2% target
Economists say the pickup in inflation is unlikely to cause the BOJ to start withdrawing its monetary easing for now.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 18, 2022
Japan’s inflation getting harder for BOJ's Kuroda to explain away
A continued acceleration of price growth over the coming months will make the governor's stance on stimulus increasingly difficult to defend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 12, 2022
Japan’s economic rebound unlikely to derail BOJ governor's easing plan
The nation's GDP is predicted to have returned to its pre-pandemic level, but weak wages and a darkening global outlook will likely see Haruhiko Kuroda stick to his stance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Aug 11, 2022
Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle indicates Bank of Japan easing will continue
As a result of the reshuffle, economists expect the BOJ to keep rock-bottom interest rates to support the economy, while a resurgence of the coronavirus threatens its fragile recovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2022
Demand for bonds is back, with BOJ no longer the only buyer in town
A pullback in bets on a Bank of Japan policy tweak resulted in record monthly purchases from overseas funds in July.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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