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ECONOMIC INDICATORS

BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 1, 2020
Japan corporate pessimism eases from 11-year low in BOJ tankan
The data offers some hope for new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's efforts to achieve an economic revival from the coronavirus crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2020
China's factory activity accelerates at solid pace in September
China's factory activity extended solid growth in September, twin surveys showed, as the nation's crucial exports engine revved up on improving overseas demand and underlined a steady economic recovery from the coronavirus shock.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 18, 2020
Inflation in Japan goes negative on Go To Travel discounts
A 32 percent drop in the cost of hotel accommodations accounted for most of the overall drop.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2020
Japan's economy shrank more than expected in second quarter, heightening woes for new leader
The world's third-largest economy shrank an annualized 28.1 percent in April-June, more than a preliminary reading of a 27.8 percent contraction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 7, 2020
China's exports rise at fastest pace since March '19 as economies reopen
The gains eclipsing an extended fall in imports, which slumped 2.1 percent compared with market expectations for a 0.1 percent increase.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 4, 2020
How is the novel coronavirus affecting real estate prices in Japan?
The latest figures show land prices in urban areas have fallen due to stalled transactions, in a pattern expected to lead to the first average decline in six years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 1, 2020
Japan's 2Q capital expenditure sees biggest decline since 2010
Capital spending shed 11.3 percent between April and June year-on-year, as the COVID-19 crisis hit investments by the manufacturing and service sectors.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 21, 2020
Inflation remains at zero even as Japan's economy starts to reopen
Consumer demand has collapsed amid resurgent infections, which will in turn hit profits, jobs and business investment, analysts say.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Trump calls the U.S.-Japan alliance ‘one-sided.’ Tokyo says otherwise.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday in Washington.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan is by far the favorite country among Taiwanese: survey
A night market in Taipei in April
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Sumo's throwback regional tours offer glimpse into sport's heart and history
Kirishima (behind) battles Atamifuji during a regional tour event in Hyogo Prefecture in 2023.
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.

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