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US ECONOMY

BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 30, 2019
Japan alarmed by growing U.S.-China trade war's impact on global economy: Cabinet Office report
The escalating U.S.-China trade tensions are at the root of Japan's concerns about the global economy, according to a recent report compiled by the Cabinet Office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 30, 2019
Japan's jobless rate hit 26-year low in July amid labor shortage
The nation's demographic woes pulled the rate down 0.1 point from June to 2.2 percent, the lowest since October 1992.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 30, 2019
Japan's solid factory output masks trouble ahead as retail sales slump
Industrial output rebounded more than expected in July, but retail sales declined sharply and production was set to contract again next month, signaling a bumpy road for an economy facing growing global strains.
EDITORIALS
Aug 28, 2019
Protecting the interests of freelancers
Measures need to be implemented to ensure that freelancers are treated fairly by their corporate clients.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 26, 2019
Making Tokyo more competitive
Tokyo's international competitiveness will decrease further unless drastic measures are taken to improve its infrastructure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 23, 2019
July core inflation hovers at two-year low, piling pressure on Bank of Japan
Core consumer inflation wallowed at a two-year low in July, government data showed Friday, increasing pressure for the central bank to acknowledge price momentum has been slowing and expand its radical stimulus program.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 23, 2019
Trump's message to G7 leaders this weekend: Be more like U.S.
President Donald Trump will highlight U.S. economic policies under his stewardship at meetings with other G7 leaders this weekend in France and encourage allies to follow the American model to stave off problems with the global economy, officials said.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2019
Trump says he's not looking at payroll and capital gains tax cuts
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is not looking at cutting payroll taxes or linking capital gains taxes to the inflation rate, which could slash the taxes that investors pay on profits from asset sales.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2019
Climate change will cripple economies regardless of wealth: report
Climate change will damage the economies of countries whether they are rich or poor, hot or cold, by the year 2100, economists wrote in a new report, dispelling the notion that impoverished, warm countries will suffer the most on a warming planet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2019
Portable fans flying off shelves as Japan deals with another scorching summer
As the unrelenting heat continues, people young and old are resorting to a low-tech way to stay cool this summer: portable electric fans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2019
Japan-South Korea row may cause lasting economic and security shift, aiding China and North
Escalating tensions between Japan and South Korea, both key U.S. allies in East Asia, threaten to change long-standing economic and security structures in the region across the board, to the potential benefit of China and North Korea, foreign affairs experts have cautioned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 15, 2019
Trump slams Fed chief as inverted yield curve signals global distress
The U.S. government bond market sounded alarms Wednesday as investors fleeing riskier assets drove the 30-year bond's yield to a record low and the 10-year yield fell below the rate on the two-year for the first time since 2007.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 14, 2019
Japan machinery orders surge to June record following 7.8% drop in May
Core private-sector machinery orders saw the largest increase on record in June thanks to strong demand from the transport industry, government data showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 14, 2019
Going negative? As trade war rages, central banks ponder radical steps
The negative interest rate policy — an unconventional gambit once only considered by economies with chronically low inflation, such as Europe and Japan — is becoming a more attractive option for other central banks eager to counter unwelcome currency rises.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 13, 2019
Japan's wholesale prices fall 0.6% but utility costs rise
Wholesale prices fell in Japan 0.6 percent in July from a year earlier due largely to cheaper crude and metals as tensions between the U.S. and China weigh on growth concerns, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2019
Strong yen poses risks for Japan as U.S.-China trade war continues
Japan Inc. is caught in the crossfire of the trade war between the United States and China, as a resurgent yen threatens to sap profits and complicate the economic outlook.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 9, 2019
Japan's economy grew for third consecutive quarter, but pace slows to annualized 1.8%
Consumer spending remains resilient, but the slowdown in exports is taking its toll, the government says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2019
July 'economy watcher' sentiment falls to 3-year low amid bad weather
Business sentiment among workers with jobs sensitive to economic trends fell to the lowest level in more than three years in July amid sluggish consumer spending due to bad weather, government data showed Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 6, 2019
Japan's household spending firm but wages weaker
Household spending rose for the seventh straight month in June amid signs that resilient consumer activity could help counter the effects of weak global demand, although the consumption outlook was clouded by softer wages.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 1, 2019
Japan as No. 1: The 21st-century version
Japan never became the world's top economy, but it remains the global best in a number of critical categories.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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