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INFLATION

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 30, 2016
Abenomics brings salarymen no relief as wives limit allowances
Japan's long-suffering salaried workers, famous for toiling long hours, have found no relief under the Abenomics reflation program, recording two of the three worst years when it comes to their monthly pocket money.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 7, 2016
Kuroda should drop two-year inflation target: former BOJ director
The Bank of Japan should abandon its two-year time frame for achieving 2 percent inflation to avoid the pressure of having to take more drastic measures to reach the distant goal, a former BOJ executive director has said.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 27, 2016
Japan's CPI falls 0.3 percent, raising pressure for more BOJ stimulus
The nation's consumer prices dropped for a second month as central bank Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda struggles to spur inflation with record asset purchases and negative interest rates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 19, 2016
Sucked into deflation again, Japan's $2 cup noodle binge is sign of the times
Japanese consumers cannot get enough of cup ramen, with spending on them surging by more than a quarter over the past year. That sounds like good news, but for a country still struggling to escape deflation it is a worrying signal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 22, 2016
BOJ increasingly worried by strong yen, insiders say
Having adopted a negative interest rate on some excess reserves to penalize financial institutions for leaving money idle, the Bank of Japan may consider helping them lend by offering a negative rate on some loans, according to people familiar with talks at the BOJ.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2016
Kuroda ally says BOJ should use easing now rather than later
The Bank of Japan should expand already-record stimulus at its April meeting, as a wait-and-see stance risks further appreciation of the yen, according to Takatoshi Ito, a former colleague of BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda.
EDITORIALS
Apr 6, 2016
The BOJ's maneuver three years on
The performance of the past three years points to the limitations of relying on central bank actions alone in fighting deflation.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2016
Japan Inc. inflation expectations decline as confidence wanes
Japanese companies have cut their inflation forecasts for the next five years, indicating that even after adopting a negative-rate policy, the Bank of Japan is struggling to persuade businesses that sustained price gains will take hold.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 25, 2016
Japan inflation at about zero for 10th month; BOJ goal remains distant
Prices in Japan did not rise in February, reinforcing just how far the nation remains from reaching the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation goal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 16, 2016
Abenomics seen stalling with Toyota pushback against raise
To understand what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is up against in trying to spring Japan from the deflationary trap stunting its economy, consider the pushback by its most prominent industrialist Akio Toyoda at the wage negotiating table this month.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 11, 2016
Abe economic adviser Honda appointed ambassador to Switzerland
A key economic adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who has been a strong advocate of monetary stimulus will become Japan's ambassador to Switzerland, according to a notice issued by the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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