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INFLATION 3

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2022
No end in sight to food price hikes in Japan
A price increase is conspicuous among flour products, with three major makers raising prices for a total of 219 goods on Jan. 4.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 24, 2022
Japan aims to reduce reliance on energy and food imports
Funding for measures to strengthen the country's energy and food security was included in the government's fiscal 2023 budget plan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2022
Japan’s inflation speeds up, backing expectation of BOJ shift
Consumer prices excluding fresh food climbed 3.7% in November from a year ago, accelerating to the fastest pace since 1981.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 22, 2022
Price increases planned for over 7,000 food items in Japan next year
Amid higher raw materials prices and rising logistics costs, some firms plan to raise prices for products for the second time or carry out so-called stealth price hikes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 21, 2022
Why the BOJ chose the final weeks of the year to shift policy
The BOJ has apparently been keen to shore up its easing policy's side effects, but such a shift needed to catch market participants off guard to prevent speculative moves.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 21, 2022
Master of surprise Kuroda does it one more time
An unexpected BOJ policy tweak stunned markets. Expect central banking's biggest outlier to keep confounding investors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 21, 2022
Is there too much economic gloom and doom?
Souring macroeconomic conditions and monetary-policy tightening have led some commentators to warn of an impending mega-crisis. Yet there is ample evidence to suggest otherwise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2022
Japan's dairy farming industry struggling amid rising costs and production cuts
Government support measures are failing to stem the loss of farmers from the sector, which sees the number of dairy producers nationwide fall by around 4% annually.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 20, 2022
Christmas in Japan comes with a higher price tag this year
Soaring material costs and a weak yen have led to higher prices for cakes and fried chicken.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 19, 2022
BOJ to hold steady as markets weigh post-Kuroda path
The BOJ is forecast to leave its negative interest rate and yield curve control program unchanged at the end of a two-day gathering Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 19, 2022
BOJ must eye rate hike and shift to more flexible policy, ex-deputy governor says
Markets are rife with speculation the BOJ could tweak yield curve control when Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's term ends in April.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2022
Cafeterias offering low cost children's meals in Japan rose by 1,300, survey says
This is the second largest increase after a rise of 1,432 marked in 2019, according to the survey by Musubie, a Tokyo nonprofit supporting such facilities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Dec 16, 2022
No turning back: Global central banks vow to stay the course on inflation
It's a set of decisions that will shape the global economy in 2023, influencing exchange rates and terms of trade, and, risking a deeper-than-needed correction if they get it wrong.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 15, 2022
Fed says inflation battle not won, with more rate hikes coming
The rate increase, which was approved unanimously by Fed policymakers and widely expected by financial markets, lifted the targeted policy rate to the 4.25% to 4.50% range.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 15, 2022
Japan’s trade gap continues to outsize forecasts as yen weighs
The country's trade balance has now been in the red for 16 consecutive months, and the country is set to finish the year with a record annual trade deficit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022
Egg prices soar in Japan on feed costs and bird flu outbreaks
The spread of bird flu is impacting egg prices just as demand was recovering after a drop caused by the pandemic, an industry official said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2022
Kishida aide says Masayoshi Amamiya and Hiroshi Nakaso among candidates for BOJ chief
The selection of the next BOJ head is a key decision for Kishida in 2023 and may become one of the most important calls of his tenure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 12, 2022
Fed’s message that rates will stay on hold for ‘some time’ clashes with 2023 rate-cut bets
The central bank looks set to increase its benchmark rate by 50 basis points in a downshift after four straight 75 basis-point moves to curb inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2022
Japan's wholesale inflation near steady at 9.3% as commodity prices ease
While food and energy costs continued to rise, the data may offer some relief for Japan's economy, which relies almost entirely on imports for fuel and raw material.
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.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
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Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
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The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
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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.
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Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
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