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BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2022
Former Japan economy minister calls for talks on big extra budget in fall
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said he will think about another budget depending on the circumstances.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2022
Abe shooter test-fired guns in mountains around 10 times
The gun Tetsuya Yamagami used in the attack was made of two metal pipes taped together. It was seized at the scene right after the shooting of Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 24, 2022
New COVID-19 wave begins hitting beer garden operations
As new COVID-19 cases have rapidly increased, cancellations of reservations at recently opened beer gardens have also been on the rise.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2022
Suspect in Abe assassination set to undergo mental examination
Prosecutors will determine whether Tetsuya Yamagami can bear criminal liability based on the examination before making a decision on whether to indict the suspect.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2022
Court holds Japanese government responsible for 2015 Kinugawa river flood
The presiding judge ordered the government to pay a total of u00a539 million to nine plaintiffs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jul 23, 2022
Colorful design gets its moment in the sun
The summer heat got you down? Perk up with these vivid designs and materials inspired by the season.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2022
Pressure mounts on BOJ as key inflation gauge rises above 2% target
Details of the June inflation data offer some support for the BOJ's argument that the current inflation is largely based on cost-push pressure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2022
Fate of Japan's interests in Sakhalin-2 project remains uncertain
The government hopes to help traders Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. keep their stakes after Moscow decided to effectively seize the project.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 21, 2022
Japan logs trade deficit for 11th month on high energy prices and weak yen
The trade deficit narrowed to u00a51.38 trillion ($10 billion) from u00a52.39 trillion in May, which was the most since January 2014.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2022
U.S.-Japan economic 'two-plus-two' ministerial talks set for July 29
The launch of the framework was agreed upon by U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida when they held a virtual meeting in January.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2022
Japan to focus on tech from 20 fields as part of economic security drive
The sectors include artificial intelligence, hypersonic transport, semiconductors, space, public health and cybersecurity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2022
Big yen short in doubt for global traders even as Tokyo piles in
A split seems to be forming between a growing number of bearish yen watchers in Tokyo and their more positive foreign counterparts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 19, 2022
Japan's economic growth seen weaker as global economy stutters
Manufacturers are susceptible to the gloomier growth outlook in major trading partners such as the United States and China that are stoking recession and stagflation fears worldwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jul 19, 2022
The 2.5 seconds that sealed the fatal lapses in Shinzo Abe's security
The failure to protect Abe from a second shot followed what appeared to be a series of security lapses in the lead-up to the assassination of Japan's longest-serving prime minister.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 19, 2022
Bank of Japan chief determined to maintain stimulus as world tightens
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda is in no mood to give up on stimulus and his ultraloose monetary policy, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2022
Kyoto Animation workers killed in 2019 arson attack remembered
About 120 people, including bereaved families and the Kyoto Animation president, laid flowers and offered silent prayers for the victims.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 17, 2022
BOJ to mull lifting inflation outlook at upcoming policy meeting
The BOJ is expected to discuss lowering the fiscal 2022 economic growth forecast, currently at 2.9%, as corporate production activities are restrained by shortages of parts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 15, 2022
Macro gamblers grapple with immovable Bank of Japan
Japan is now alone among major economies in its stance of enforcing near-zero interest rates, and hedge funds and momentum-chasers have made hay.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2022
More BOJ watchers see Kuroda staying course with ultralow rates
Despite a further slide in the yen this week and central banks around the world continuing to surprise with outsized rate hikes, some see the BOJ cementing its outlier status even further.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 15, 2022
Tokyo to host 2025 World Athletics Championships
It means Tokyo's Olympic Stadium will get the chance to host a major athletics event in a packed venue, four years after staging the pandemic-delayed Olympic games in an empty stadium.

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