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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2022
February trade deficit wider than expected as import costs rise on high energy prices
Exports declined a seasonally adjusted 0.5% from the previous month, Finance Ministry data shows, while imports rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7% month-on-month.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2022
Japan ruling coalition proposes new stimulus package to cushion economy
The coalition also urged the government to offer payouts to pensioners to ease the pain from the COVID-19 pandemic, a sign Tokyo will be slow in weaning off crisis-mode support.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 15, 2022
Japan firms brace for more supply chain disruption after Ukraine war
Despite rarely procuring goods from Russia or Ukraine directly, Japan's manufacturers remain vulnerable to the war's far-reaching repercussions.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 15, 2022
Bank of Japan chief risks hitting inflation goal in a way he doesn’t want
Economists are predicting core consumer prices will rise at a pace of 2% or more this year as surging energy prices, a weakening yen and stabilizing phone charges feed inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2022
Yen plunges to five-year low as Japan import costs surge
The yen's fall shows no signs of easing as surging commodity prices have worsened the outlook for Japan's trade balance.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Mar 12, 2022
Recipe: Okinawan shredded carrot with egg and tuna
While every house in Okinawa may have a different version of 'ninjin shiri-shiri,' this one is an easy version that makes for a great side.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2022
Despite household spending boost, business mood drops as Ukraine risks grow
The news adds pressure on policymakers to ramp up fiscal stimulus to support Japan's economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 10, 2022
Japan wholesale prices rose at record pace even before war in Ukraine
The latest data suggests inflationary pressures were building even before war in Ukraine triggered a broad surge in commodity prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2022
Japan’s economy needs more spending aid, Abenomics advocate says
The call for more stimulus by Etsuro Honda comes barely three months after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled a bigger-than-expected u00a556 trillion package to support the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 9, 2022
Japan downgrades fourth-quarter GDP on service sector weakness
The downwardly revised growth is bad news for policymakers tasked with keeping the country's fragile recovery on track.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2022
January brought Japan's first rise in real wages in five months, data shows
The figures largely reflected a change in the way inflation was calculated in the survey compared to the previous month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2022
Japan bank lending growth slows to decade low as pandemic-induced strain eases
Lending increased 0.4% in February year-on-year, following a revised 0.5% gain in January.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2022
Pay gap for working women keeps wages down for everyone in Japan
Japan's gender pay gap is the highest among the Group of Seven nations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 8, 2022
Ex-Nissan exec Kelly leaves Japan after trial over Ghosn's pay
Kelly received a suspended sentence for helping Ghosn underreport compensation, and left for the U.S. from Haneda Airport on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 7, 2022
Aichi police supporting social reintegration of former yakuza
A maximum of u00a5720,000 a year is provided to companies that hire former yakuza, and compensation is available in the event of any trouble.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
North Korean hacker group behind DMM Bitcoin’s cryptocurrency leak
A North Korean hacker group is believed to have planted a virus on the computer of an employee at Ginco — a company that was entrusted with the deposit and withdrawal of DMM Bitcoin’s virtual currency — through a fake job recruitment message sent via LinkedIn.
Residents of Shizuoka live longest healthy lives in Japan, ranking shows
The nationwide average for men's healthy life expectancy decreased 0.11 year from the previous survey, three years earlier, to 72.57 years, while that for women rose 0.07 year to 75.45 years.
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.
Health ministry urges caution as flu cases rise nationwide
From Dec. 9 to Dec. 15, there were 94,259 flu cases reported across some 5,000 hospitals and clinics nationwide, according to the health ministry.
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Trump's Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
Elbridge Colby (center) speaks at the Threat and the Strategy panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in September 2019.
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.
Japan accuses Google of violating antimonopoly law
The Japanese antitrust watchdog said that Google forced smartphone makers to preinstall its search app on their devices, sources say.

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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
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