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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2015
Kuroda effect seen as homebuyers choose fixed-rate mortgages
Homebuyers are starting to bet that the unprecedented monetary easing of Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda will cause interest rates to rise, even as inflation stagnates well below the official 2 percent inflation target.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 19, 2015
Ex-BOJ exec says further easing hinges on output, export data
Poor data for exports and industrial output have the potential to force the Bank of Japan into bolstering stimulus later this month, said a former chief economist for the BOJ.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2015
Aso says BOJ unlikely to expand easing for now
The central bank is unlikely to expand its unprecedented economic stimulus for now, Finance Minister Taro Aso said, citing a surplus of money in the economy and weak domestic demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2015
Kuroda's retreat from bonds stymied by expectations for more BOJ stimulus
With the economy weakening markedly, banks are flocking to longer-dated government debt on expectations the Bank of Japan will expand its stimulus program. That's creating fresh challenges for BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda, who's trying to get banks to buy fewer bonds and lend more.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 30, 2015
GPIF's smaller clones seen as savior to BOJ as it runs out of bonds to buy
The Bank of Japan's search for fresh bonds to fuel its unprecedented asset-purchase program is set to get easier as public retirement funds with $276 billion turn into sellers of government debt.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 18, 2015
Former vice finance minister Sakakibara sees end to era of weaker yen
The era of a weaker yen is coming to an end and Japan's currency may strengthen toward 115 per dollar, according to Eisuke Sakakibara, a former vice finance minister.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 17, 2015
S&P cuts Japan rating, casting doubt on 'Abenomics'
Standard & Poor's has cut the nation's long-term credit rating one level to A+, saying it sees little chance of the government's current strategy accelerating growth and inflation over the next few years.
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2015
Bank of Japan shields bonds from equity storm with steady buying
Amid a storm of volatility in Japanese stocks, the Bank of Japan has kept the bond market a pool of serenity.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 15, 2015
BOJ forgoes additional easing, betting economy will turn around
The Bank of Japan refrains from boosting stimulus even though the economy shrank in the last quarter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 14, 2015
Mitsubishi UFJ pivots back toward Japan as Krugman laments economy
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., the lender that has made about $13 billion in acquisitions overseas since its founding a decade ago, is making a pivot toward its home market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 10, 2015
BOJ officials said to considering lowering inflation outlook on oil price drop
Some Bank of Japan officials see a growing likelihood the central bank will lower its inflation outlook and again delay the time frame for reaching its target due to cheaper oil prices, said people familiar with the discussions.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 4, 2015
BOJ readies for liquidity squeeze with T-bill yields below zero
The Bank of Japan is becoming increasingly concerned its massive government bond purchases are drying up market liquidity, six months after investors warned that conditions were deteriorating.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Aug 31, 2015
Three strikes on inflation spur calls for overhaul of 'Abenomics'
The third time inflation has fallen to zero in this year persuaded some market watchers that "Abenomics" needs to be taken back for an overhaul.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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