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MONETARY POLICY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2019
Modern monetary realism
Criticism of Modern Monetary Theory makes assumptions that are off the mark.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 14, 2019
Bank of Japan's never-ending monetary stimulus offers lessons for the world's central banks
Central bankers searching for options to fight the next downturn should look to Japan, where policymakers are gathering for a regular review of the world’s most epic monetary stimulus program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 8, 2019
Has monetary easing run its course?
Many warn that the stimulus potential is depleted, particularly in Japan, with its negative short-term interest rate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 6, 2019
Bank of Japan board member, a vocal advocate for monetary easing, calls for more stimulus if economy sinks
Bank of Japan board member Yutaka Harada said on Wednesday the central bank must ramp up stimulus without delay if risks to the economy threaten achievement of its inflation target.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 17, 2019
Bank of Japan's growing global challenges
It will be a very long time before the Bank of Japan takes any clear steps toward normalization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Feb 6, 2019
Dissecting the Bank of Japan's zero-rate policy 20 years on
Long before the U.S. and Europe embraced radical monetary policies last decade during the global financial crisis there was the Bank of Japan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 4, 2019
How we all turned Japanese: A tale of global hubris
The BOJ's radical monetary policy is marking its 20-year anniversary. Raise a glass to the experiment replicated around the world.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 28, 2019
Bank of Japan policymakers disagreed over level of bond yields at December meeting
Bank of Japan policymakers disagreed over the appropriate level of bond yields, minutes from their meeting last month show, a sign of the strain on the BOJ's monetary framework as the global economy weakens.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 20, 2018
Bank of Japan keeps stimulus unchanged at last policy meeting of year
The Bank of Japan left its stimulus settings unchanged at its final policy meeting of the year, as risks to inflation mount and the Federal Reserve signaled just hours before a slightly more dovish rate path ahead.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2018
Bank of Japan's ¥400 trillion cash injection changes little for ordinary people
It's been the most radical cash injection in history — nearly ¥400 trillion pumped into Japan's economy over more than five years to slay deflation and kick growth into higher gear.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 5, 2018
Deputy governor says Bank of Japan has room to boost stimulus
Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Masazumi Wakatabe said Wednesday the central bank should not hesitate to ramp up stimulus if risks to the economy threaten the achievement of its inflation target.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 6, 2018
Japan can trim stimulus without repeating mistakes
A misstep 18 years ago should not prevent a careful step today.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 5, 2018
Bank of Japan must focus on issues associated with ongoing stimulus: Kuroda
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda reiterated Monday that policymakers will be more mindful of the rising cost of prolonged stimulus, though the central bank chief ruled out the chance of a near-term interest rate hike.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 2, 2018
The BOJ is too focused on 2% inflation target
For the central bank, failure can be an opportunity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 29, 2018
Analysts predict Bank of Japan will maintain policy stance with focus growing on 10-year yield range
At meetings scheduled for this week, the Bank of Japan will maintain its policy settings, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg, amid a growing view that the BOJ will eventually use greater flexibility in yield movements as a tightening measure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2018
Bank of Japan's threat to global bonds fizzles as Japanese insurers stay put
For all the frenzy over the Bank of Japan's first policy tweak in almost two years, little seems to have changed for the nation's insurers.
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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