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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2016
Yellen shows deft hand in Asian diplomacy
While its mandate is domestic stability, concerns about Asia's growth limits the Fed's ability to normalize rates.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 22, 2016
Hedge fund's computer says sell Japan debt after 19% gain
For Kyo Yamamoto, leaving investment choices to a computer rather than making his own calls has been the best strategy as unorthodox global monetary policies only worsen market volatility. Right now, the machine says sell Japan government bonds.
BUSINESS
Mar 22, 2016
Government approves higher savings cap at Japan Post Bank
The government agreed Tuesday to raise the cap on deposits at Japan Post Bank despite fears among small, regional rivals that it will result in an outflow of funds. Savers will be able to stash a total of ¥13 million in future, compared with ¥10 million as of now.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 22, 2016
ECB, BOJ using rates to push down currencies, King says
The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan are trying to push down the values of their respective currencies with the use of negative interest rates, former Bank of England Gov. Mervyn King said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 18, 2016
BOJ policymakers in heated debate over negative interest rate: minutes
Bank of Japan policymakers were aware of the need for pre-emptive action to achieve an inflation target, but some voiced concern a negative interest rate could cause confusion, minutes of the central bank's January policy meeting show.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 15, 2016
Kuroda refrains from changing stimulus as Japan gauges negative rate impact
The Bank of Japan downgrades its assessment of the economy, but holds its fire on further monetary easing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 15, 2016
BOJ's negative rate move proving a gold mine for bullion retailers
The nation's negative interest rates are boosting demand for gold, according to its biggest bullion retailer.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 14, 2016
Why 3/11 didn't change Japan
The Fukushima crisis should have been a catalyst for change; instead it sustained policy inertia.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 14, 2016
BOJ kicks off policy meeting focusing on effects of negative rate decision
The Bank of Japan kicked off a two-day policy meeting Monday to examine the effects of its surprise January decision to adopt a negative interest rate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2016
Why Abenomics is failing
Only when a synergy is achieved between easy money policy and a growth strategy to stimulate private-sector investments can the engine of a virtuous circle get started.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 11, 2016
BOJ negative rate seen as top tool by analysts, with cut by July
The Bank of Japan's new negative rate is the most likely tool for any expansion of stimulus, with a majority of economists in a survey forecasting additional easing by July.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 10, 2016
BOJ should ease further, says Abe adviser Honda
The Bank of Japan should use a combination of a more-negative benchmark rate and enlarged asset purchases "sometime, before long" to help the economy, according to Etsuro Honda, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2016
BOJ no closer to reaching target for more women in management
The Bank of Japan has made no progress in increasing the proportion of women in management positions in the past two years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2016
Abenomics losing support with economists and voters alike
Abenomics has not had much impact reviving the fits-and-starts Japanese economy. That is the verdict of nearly two dozen economists canvassed in a new Bloomberg News survey.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 7, 2016
Kuroda should rethink the quest for 2 percent inflation
Rather than becoming more and more aggressive, the BOJ might instead consider lowering its inflation target.
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 4, 2016
BOJ chief Kuroda says interest rates won't drop again, for now
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Friday the central bank is not considering cutting rates again. It introduced a negative rate in February.
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 / Markets
Feb 29, 2016
Japan conducted no forex intervention between Jan. 28 and Feb. 25
Japanese monetary authorities did not conduct any currency intervention between Jan. 28 and last Thursday, according to the Finance Ministry.
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.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
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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