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CONSUMPTION

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2018
Japanese companies expect strong run of economic growth but are more wary than market estimates
Nearly three-quarters of companies expect the economy to keep expanding at least another year, extending an already strong run, although they were not as bullish as market estimates, according to a Reuters poll.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 4, 2018
Economists generally upbeat on Japan's 2018 outlook
Japan is experiencing its second longest economic expansion in the post World War II era, with economists expecting the positive tone to hold through 2018 amid strong demand at home and abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2017
Five years of Abenomics: The good, the bad and the sluggish
Five years since Shinzo Abe came to power, the economy is much stronger, but still falls short of the revolution he pledged to deliver.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2017
Voters in Abe's heartland fear future sales tax hike as they struggle with stagnant wages
Chiyoko Yamamoto works in one of the best regions in Japan — a place with one of the lowest rates of unemployment, a growing economy, and the highest level of female employment in the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2017
Japan's biz leaders push for raising sales tax beyond 10%
Business leaders have called on the government to raise the consumption tax to more than 10 percent while maintaining its determination to promote fiscal responsibility.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2017
Abe trots out tax hike issue again before snap election to boost LDP chances
The controversy over increasing the consumption tax won't be unfamiliar to those who follow modern Japanese politics, as earlier proposals have proven unpopular with voters throughout the postwar years and have even doomed previous administrations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 25, 2017
Abe gambles on snap election as Koike surprises with new party
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirms he will call a snap election on Thursday and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike launches a new political party to take him on.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2017
For Japan's economy, now is the time to raise sales tax, tackle debt, says business lobby
Japan's current run of economic growth provides a now-or-never opportunity to tackle the nation's debt and forge ahead with plans to increase the sales tax, said Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai).
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 14, 2017
Japan's April-June GDP jumped annualized 4% on consumption, capital expenditures
Growth is expected to continue in coming quarters, offering the Bank of Japan hope that a tight labor market is finally starting to boost consumer spending.

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