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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 12, 2015
Ketchup-maker Kagome hikes prices but fears consumers aren't ready to pay more
For Tokyo-based condiments maker Kagome, and perhaps for the government, the challenge of breaking with a decade and a half of deflation boils down to the price of a bottle of ketchup.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2015
JX Holdings forecasts first full-year loss after crude oil slump
JX Holdings Inc., which gets about 85 percent of its revenue from refining, is forecasting that it will swing to an annual loss of ¥275 billion, after the slump in crude oil led to lower prices for gasoline and other petroleum products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 30, 2015
Inflation slows more than forecast in December
Japan's inflation rate slowed more than forecast in December, adding to central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda's challenges in reflating the world's third-biggest economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 29, 2015
Retail sales unexpectedly slump, in challenge to 'Abenomics'
Retail sales unexpectedly fell in December, underscoring challenges to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's effort to stoke a recovery in the world's third-biggest economy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 27, 2015
An opportunity for East Asia in plunging oil prices
Plunging oil prices present a significant opportunity for most of the region's developing countries to strengthen the competitiveness of their economies and take advantage of the ongoing global recovery.
EDITORIALS
Jan 26, 2015
Making the most of cheaper oil
The steep fall in crude oil prices has certainly benefited consumers, but Japan needs to develop a wise energy policy that shields it from the vagaries of oil-price fluctuations over the long term.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 6, 2015
Wall St. plunges 1%, weighed by commodity stocks
U.S. stocks fell on Monday, dragged down by commodity-linked shares as crude prices fell to fresh 5-1/2 year lows and a strong dollar also weighed on metals prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 5, 2015
'Abenomics' property boost shrinks back to Tokyo
An economic rebound and loose money policy under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe briefly halted a long slide in Japan's commercial property market, but the benefits of "Abenomics" appear increasingly limited to Tokyo, leaving a moribund hinterland.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2015
This round of low-cost oil differs from before
The world is experiencing much more than a temporary dip in oil prices. A change in the supply model marks a fundamental shift that will likely have long-lasting effects.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 25, 2014
Putin orders vodka price cap as Russia's economy goes on the rocks
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his government on Wednesday to rein in rising vodka prices, as he battles to preserve his popularity amid an aggravating economic crisis.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 15, 2014
BOJ rejects fresh stimulus to offset cheap oil's affect on inflation, sources say
The Bank of Japan rejects the idea that additional monetary stimulus is needed to prevent a recent decline in oil prices from pulling down inflation, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2014
Putin struggles with oil prices and sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't appear to have any kind of short-term or medium-term plan for Russia's economy that's compatible with the dual impacts of falling oil prices and sanctions.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 4, 2014
Dow hits record as energy rises for third straight day
U.S. stocks rose modestly on Wednesday as energy-related shares rose for a third straight session and data pointed to improving conditions in the U.S. services sector, which makes up a majority of the economy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 1, 2014
Failing oil prices force rethink of 2015 budget, Iraq says
Falling oil prices have forced Iraq to scrap the draft 2015 budget it planned to present to parliament on Sunday, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi told lawmakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Nov 28, 2014
Crude oil slide thorn in BOJ's side
When a country imports almost all its energy, a slide in oil prices to a four-year low should be helpful — cutting costs for companies and households. For Japan, it may not be so simple.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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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