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BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 10, 2015
BOJ policymaker foresees more difficulty in monetary easing policy
A Bank of Japan policymaker said Wednesday it appears to be becoming more difficult for the central bank to implement its large-scale monetary easing, citing the limited effects of additional easing steps introduced last October.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 5, 2015
The Peter Pan approach to central banking — Kuroda wants to fly
Central banks have ventured into uncharted territory in recent years. Now including Neverland.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2015
Kuroda ally says yen's excessive strength now corrected
The excessive strength in the yen that damaged Japanese manufacturing in recent years has now been corrected, according to an ally of Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 1, 2015
BOJ bond holdings' profits top Zuckerberg's net wealth
The Bank of Japan made more on its bond holdings on paper in the past year than Mark Zuckerberg is worth.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2015
BOJ inflation gauge slows to zero as oil weighs
The Bank of Japan's main gauge of inflation slowed to zero, as cheaper oil prices counter Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's effort to reflate the economy.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 27, 2015
Kuroda faces opposition even after BOJ extended price target
Even the Bank of Japan's recently extended time frame for achieving its inflation target may be too optimistic, according to some members of the BOJ Policy Board.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 24, 2015
BOJ chief Kuroda stays on message at ECB Forum in Portugal
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Saturday at a forum in Portugal that Japan is overcoming the deflation that has plagued its economy for nearly two decades, according to the text of his speech released Sunday by the central bank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 23, 2015
BOJ should map out plan for increased monetary easing to boost economy: IMF delegation
The International Monetary Fund said Saturday that the Bank of Japan "needs to stand ready" for further monetary easing to accelerate the country's economic recovery, warning of differences between the central bank and market inflation forecasts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 22, 2015
BOJ refrains from boosting stimulus after growth picks up
The Bank of Japan refrained from increasing monetary stimulus, as Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda bets on stronger growth fueling inflation that is one-tenth the BOJ's target.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 21, 2015
Status of economy tops agenda at BOJ policy meeting
The Bank of Japan started a two-day policy meeting Thursday at which it is expected to debate whether to raise its opinion on the Japanese economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
May 21, 2015
Yen's stealthy depreciation disguised by resilience versus dollar
Don't be fooled by the yen's recent resilience against the dollar — it's dropping against the rest of its major peers at the fastest pace in six months.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 20, 2015
BOJ bond-buying faces challenge as Japan Post slows debt sales
The day when the Bank of Japan can't find enough bonds to buy is drawing closer.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 15, 2015
April wholesale prices fall 2.2% on year
Wholesale prices, excluding the impact of last year's consumption tax hike, fell 2.2 percent in April from a year earlier for the six straight month of decline, the Bank of Japan said Friday, weighed down by the effects of a plunge in crude oil prices.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 14, 2015
Biggest stock disconnect with JGB yields in 23 years reveals Kuroda's heavy hand
The weakest correlation between Japanese bond yields and stocks in 23 years is showing how dependent the nation's markets have become on central bank support.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2015
Drop base money goal to regain market's trust, ex-BOJ economist says
The Bank of Japan risks losing the confidence of investors by sticking to a bond-buying plan that is failing to drive inflation to its goal, says a former chief economist at the central bank.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 8, 2015
Japan joining global bond rout as BOJ shifts on inflation target
The Bank of Japan's equivocation on its inflation target is adding to the shifting global monetary policy picture that has sparked a sovereign debt rout.
BUSINESS
May 7, 2015
Japan's monetary base rose 35.6% to another record in April
Japan's monetary base stood at a record ¥305.88 trillion ($2.56 trillion) at the end of April, up 35.6 percent from a year earlier, as the Bank of Japan continued to provide more liquidity to raise the inflation rate to its targeted 2 percent, BOJ data showed Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
May 1, 2015
Kuroda shifts to defense in BOJ's struggle to reach inflation target
For the first time, Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said his original two-year time frame for reaching 2 percent inflation will not be reached. But it did not prompt him to step on the stimulus accelerator.
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2015
BOJ refrains from boosting stimulus even as inflation fades
The Bank of Japan on Thursday refrained from boosting monetary stimulus even after inflation came to a halt, with Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda betting it will re-emerge as the impact from cheaper oil fades.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 30, 2015
Tokyo stocks drop sharply in early trading after weak U.S. GDP data
Tokyo stocks fell sharply in early trading on Thursday after U.S. gross domestic product data for the January-March quarter came in far short of expectations, dampening investor sentiment.
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.
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.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
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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