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ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2020
Consumer confidence up for first time in five months in Japan
The figure is the second-lowest since April 2004 and lower than the 27.5 posted in January 2009 during the global financial crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2020
Japan bankruptcies seen rising to seven-year high amid pandemic
A global economic slowdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic is causing companies to go out of business around the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 22, 2020
Japan's core consumer prices show first fall in 40 months
Officials said it was too early to say whether the latest decline, the first since December 2016, was a sign of deflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 20, 2020
Japan's machinery orders dip in March amid coronavirus outbreak
Demand from automakers and manufacturers of electric machinery logged declines of 28.4 percent and 24.4 percent respectively.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 15, 2020
China factory output rises for first time in 2020 but consumption weak
China's industrial output rose 3.9 percent in April from a year earlier, data showed Friday, expanding for the first time this year as the world's second-largest economy slowly emerged from its coronavirus lockdown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 14, 2020
Japan's machine tool orders fell to lowest levels since 2010 in April
The orders slumped 48.3 percent compared with a year earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 13, 2020
Japan economy watcher index sank to record low in April as virus throttled economy
Cabinet Office downgraded its assessment for the third straight month, saying the economy is deteriorating further.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 13, 2020
Japan March current account surplus down 32.1% as virus hits exports
The current account marked the 69th straight month of black ink in one of the widest gauges of international trade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 12, 2020
Japan economic index sees biggest fall in nine years
The coronavirus outbreak caused a key index of the current state of the economy to fall in March by the biggest margin in nine years, government data showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 8, 2020
Pandemic sets Japan on course for recession as spending and service activity plunge
Overtime pay, a barometer of strength in corporate activity, also fell at a record pace in March, data showed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 7, 2020
China's exports unexpectedly rise even as virus batters global demand
China's exports unexpectedly rose in April for the first time this year, taking some pressure off manufacturers in the world's second-largest economy after the coronavirus pandemic battered demand and disrupted manufacturing supply chains
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 4, 2020
Asia’s factories plunge to record lows as global lockdowns inflict widespread damage
Factory output across several Asian countries slumped to record lows in April, signaling a deeper contraction in the world’s manufacturing hub even as China begins restarting some operations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 1, 2020
Deflation fears reignited as pandemic hits consumer prices in Japan
Core consumer prices in the capital, a leading indicator of nationwide inflation trends, slipped 0.1% in April from a year earlier, government data showed.
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2020
Consumer confidence in Japan sinks to record low reading of 21.6
The index of household sentiment fell to 21.6, the lowest level since April 2004, when the Cabinet Office survey started being released on a monthly basis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2020
Japan factory output sagged 3.7% with retail sales down 4.6% in March
The ouput reading is the sharpest since October and retail figure indicates the spending recovery from the tax hike has been infected by the coronavirus.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 10, 2020
Wholesale prices in Japan fell 0.4% in March on waning demand for crude
Wholesale prices in March fell 0.4 percent compared with a year ago as the global spread of COVID-19 weighed on a wide range of economic activities, the Bank of Japan said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 10, 2020
For first time in 11 years, BOJ lowers forecast for all Japan regions
The Bank of Japan cut its assessment of the nation's nine regional economies in light of the damage caused to production, consumption and corporate finances by the coronavirus pandemic, with new emergency restrictions set to add to the pain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 9, 2020
Japan economy watcher sentiment at record low amid virus outbreak
Business sentiment among workers in Japan with jobs sensitive to economic trends fell to the lowest level on record in March due to concern over the ongoing spread of the coronavirus, government data showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2020
Japan's current account surplus grows as coronavirus hits imports
Japan saw its biggest current account surplus in nearly two years in February as goods imports plummeted due to coronavirus-related factory closures in China, government data showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 8, 2020
Machinery orders rose in February, but Japan warns virus punch to come
Japan's core private-sector machinery orders rose 2.3 percent in February from the previous month for a second straight monthly increase but the government retained its assessment Wednesday that orders are "stalling" with a coronavirus-linked contraction looming.
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Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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