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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 25, 2022
BOJ to keep ultralow rates and dovish stance as inflation clouds recovery
With inflation modest compared with other nations and the economy still below pre-pandemic levels, the BOJ is in no rush to modify a pledge to keep rates at current or lower levels.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Apr 24, 2022
Recipe: Osaka-style okonomiyaki
The perfect, savory vessel for all your favorite foods.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 24, 2022
Mushi Charo: From hellish waters, heavenly flavors
With thousands of hot-spring sources in Beppu, it's no wonder the town's chefs have started putting geothermals to good use in the kitchen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 23, 2022
BOJ chief says monetary easing policy must be kept in place
BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said inflation in Japan stems only from surging raw material prices and 'lacks sustainability.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 23, 2022
Japan's bid to address weak yen sidelined by G20 rift over Russia
Despite Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki taking every opportunity to raise the issue, his efforts to arrest the yen's weakness seem to have borne no fruit.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 22, 2022
A weaker yen is no longer the asset of the past
Japanese officials favor a weak yen because companies earn higher profits. But Japanese businesses now rely increasingly on foreign production, which limits the value of a weaker yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2022
Japan's March consumer prices rose at fastest pace in over two years
The core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food prices but includes fuel and broader energy costs, jumped 0.8% in March from a year earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2022
April report raises Japan's view on consumption and economy despite inflationary pressures
Analysts say price spikes and other challenges still remain a threat to the country's full recovery from the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 21, 2022
Tokyo’s real superhero stocks need to take center stage
The Tokyo Stock Exchange created the new Prime segment to house Japan's best companies — then opened it to almost everyone, possibly making it irrelevant.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 21, 2022
Inflation, oil prices and the yen: What’s behind the BOJ’s tack?
Japan's inflation rate is around 1%, one of the lowest in the world. Why is Japan, which has been battling deflation for two decades, still the exception even as global inflation is rising?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2022
BOJ further boosts bond buying as yields advance to policy limit
The move capped Japan's benchmark 10-year yield at the 0.25% upper limit of the BOJ's tolerated trading band while U.S. Treasurys hovered just below 3%.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 20, 2022
Leader of QAnon's Japan arm held for obstructing COVID-19 vaccinations
Hiroyuki Kuraoka was arrested on suspicion of forcing his way into a venue offering coronavirus vaccinations for children in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2022
Fueled by weak yen, Japan trade deficit extends longest run since 2015
While the trade deficit narrowed to u00a5412.4 billion, the streak of shortfalls is the longest since early 2015, providing a possible reason for Japan's currency slide.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2022
Japan train driver awarded ¥56 in docked wages for one-minute delay
The man in March 2021 sued his employer, claiming that the one minute was included in his working hours.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2022
Wild snake chase: 'Missing' Okayama python turns up inside car
A 2-meter-long pet ball python was found Monday in the car it was last seen in, with police saying it had likely never escaped in the first place.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2022
Two anglers referred to prosecutors over damage to rare island plants
The damaged plants included a type of palm endemic to the Ogasawara Islands, and a species of woody plant that is on the Environment Ministry's Red List of endangered species.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2022
Couple at heart of Abe cronyism scandal found guilty again over fraud
The Osaka High Court upheld a lower court decision that handed down a five-year prison term to Yasunori Kagoike, while his wife, Junko, was sentenced to two years and six months in prison.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 17, 2022
Major Japan firms shifting toward more recruitment and post-COVID growth
Of the 117 companies polled, 49 said they will hire more in the year starting next April compared with levels in the previous year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Apr 17, 2022
Recipe: Japanese-style seafood tacos
Make waves with these octopus-filled treats.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 17, 2022
No boundaries — culinary, cultural and other — at Meraki Syokudou
Chef-owner Hiroaki Suzuki relies on his inner creative compass to craft a truly remarkable dining experience.

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