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BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 7, 2016
BOJ's Kuroda says impact of next sales tax hike to be less than in 2014
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday that the impact of a sales tax increase scheduled for April 2017 would be much less than that which resulted from the hike in 2014 — sending Japan into a recession.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 4, 2016
Abe taps finance researcher for Bank of Japan's divided board
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government nominated an international finance researcher to the Bank of Japan's divided board to fill the seat of a retiring member who recently voted against expanding monetary stimulus.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 3, 2016
Kuroda's deputy calls for faster reforms
Now that the central bank has added negative rates to its record monetary stimulus program, it's time for the Abe government to double down on reform efforts, said Deputy Gov. Hiroshi Nakaso.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Feb 26, 2016
Slim raises at Japan's spring wage talks no help to Abe, Kuroda
Shinzo Abe and Haruhiko Kuroda shouldn't look to spring wage talks for much help in spurring inflation and economic growth in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 25, 2016
Faced with BOJ negative rates, money managers enter new era
BlackRock Inc.'s Jason Miller has fielded more calls from Japanese investors in the past few weeks than ever in recent memory. Among the main concern for clients: How can they safeguard returns in a new era of below-zero rates?
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 25, 2016
Japan got paid $464 million to borrow thanks to negative yields
The government has been paid at least ¥52 billion to borrow money since the yield on its debt first fell below zero at auction in October 2014.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 24, 2016
Bank of Japan to tighten information controls after probe of possible leak
The Bank of Japan said it will tighten control of information about policy decisions after questions were raised about a possible leak of officials' discussions just before last month's announcement of negative interest rates.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 23, 2016
Kuroda hints at shift in thinking on power of monetary policy
Almost three years after taking the helm at the Bank of Japan, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has hinted that his view on the power of monetary policy has shifted, after an unprecedented stimulus program failed to achieve his inflation target.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 23, 2016
As overseas investors flee Japan, BlackRock places bets
As foreign investors flee Tokyo stocks, the world's largest asset manager says the move by the Bank of Japan that spooked the market will be one of the main things that pushes it back up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 22, 2016
Side effects possible if negative rates deepen, ex-BOJ official says
The Bank of Japan's new negative interest rate policy may bring "side effects" if the central bank further pushes rates into the red, a former BOJ chief economist warns.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 19, 2016
Negative rates work best for smaller, open economies, economists say
A Bloomberg survey of 63 economists covering central banks in the euro area, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and now Japan has found that rates below zero are thought to work better in smaller, open economies dealing with foreign exchange challenges, rather than in larger ones hoping to boost growth or...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Feb 15, 2016
Tokyo stocks leap but Japanese market at mercy of global uncertainties
Japan's economic contraction in the fourth quarter has deepened lingering uncertainty in global financial markets, which have been gyrating since the start of the year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 15, 2016
Limits of central bank policy
The Bank of Japan's decision to adopt a minus interest rates could be immediately rendered meaningless by highly unpredictable political and economic trends abroad.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 15, 2016
Japan's banks unprepared for negative rates ahead of Tuesday's launch
The Bank of Japan will start charging interest on some deposits it holds starting Tuesday, but most of the nation's banks may not be ready to set negative interest rates on overnight interbank lending after Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's surprise Jan. 29 announcement.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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