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ECONOMY

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2021
Japan's average gasoline price rises to highest level in seven years
The average price for regular gasoline stood at u00a5162.10 ($1.4) per liter as of Monday, up u00a52.10 from Oct. 4.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2021
When will China flinch and stop the Evergrande meltdown?
If China is at all serious about cutting down its debt, it will have to relent and do something dramatic. Maybe even bail out Evergrande.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2021
Japan downgrades machinery orders outlook after 2.4% decline in August
The Cabinet Office said that machinery orders, seen as a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, were showing 'signs of stalling in their recovery' in August.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2021
IMF lowers global growth outlook as supply bottlenecks hobble pandemic recovery
Global manufacturing activity has been slammed by supply and demand mismatches of key market infrastructure such as semiconductor shortages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2021
IMF cuts Japan's 2021 growth forecast to 2.4% on latest COVID-19 wave
As for Japan, the IMF attributed the downward revision for 2021 to the impact of the latest COVID-19 state of emergency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2021
Japan confronts rising inequality after Abenomics
Rather than curing societies financial ills, the former prime minister's economic plan has left a divide in its wake.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 12, 2021
Kishida doubles down on economic security
The new government in Tokyo must fight the temptation to use “economic security” to justify protectionism or other expressions of economic nationalism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2021
'Containergeddon': Supply crisis drives Walmart and rivals to hire their own ships
U.S. retailers' traditional lifeline from Asia is freezing up due to a resurgence of COVID-19 in countries like Vietnam and Indonesia plus a power-supply crunch in China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 12, 2021
Japan wholesale inflation hits 13-year high, squeezing corporate profits
Rising oil prices pushed up petroleum and coal costs by 32.4% in September, while prices of wood products spiked 48.3%.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2021
Is World Bank’s Doing Business report really dead?
The bank announced it would discontinue the report after an investigation revealed efforts to manipulate data in order to improve China and Saudi Arabia's DB rankings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Oct 11, 2021
Skepticism over Kishida's economic policy dims Tokyo stocks outlook
Since Kishida won the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sept. 29, the Nikkei has slid 5.1%, with the eight-day losing streak through last Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2021
In election platform, LDP to promise tax incentives for companies that raise wages
The LDP platform will also include the enactment of legislation on economic security, an issue Kishida is focusing on amid fierce competition over tech between the U.S. and China.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2021
Kishida, the continuity candidate, must pursue real change
The prime minister's success will be complicated by massive national debt and whether he can put the country's public finances in order.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2021
New Japanese finance chief faces dilemma: Spend more or repair fiscal health
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki will be forced to balance Kishida's spending plans with the nation's poor fiscal health.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2021
Supply chain trouble might be the Grinch that steals Christmas
Retailers find themselves in an unusual situation of having to struggle to keep up with demand as vaccinated people socialize more and begin to splash their cash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2021
China's energy crisis is hitting everything from iPhones to milk
Several companies have already experienced downtime at their Chinese facilities to comply with local restrictions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2021
Japan's household spending falls as COVID-19 curbs sap economic recovery
The latest data bodes ill for new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's efforts to revitalize the pandemic-hit economy and distribute more wealth to households through higher wages.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2021
What’s behind Japan’s ambivalence about Kishida
Kishida has toed a cautious line on almost everything, raising questions about how he will actually deliver on his policies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2021
BOJ chief says shift to decarbonized growth needs concerted effort between Japan and U.S.
Kuroda stressed the need to act now rather than later as climate change may have an 'extremely large' impact on the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2021
‘Kishida Shock’ hits Japan's markets with investors wary of redistribution plans
The hashtag 'Kishida Shock” trended on Twitter, as the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was set to extend its losing streak to an eighth day.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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