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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 7, 2022
Japan needs billionaires like Jack Ma, not just more tourists
Japan has much to offer the ultrarich — it now needs to figure how to attract more of them given how much more money they spend than the average tourist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2022
Japan business mood up as global slowdown weighs on outlook
The monthly poll found large manufacturers expected business conditions to hold steady in the coming three months, while the service-sector had a worsening outlook.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 7, 2022
Wall Street chorus grows louder, warning that 2023 will be ugly
From Goldman Sachs to JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, the messages have become increasingly dire.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2022
Pricier Christmas cake hits Japan’s holiday season as inflation bites
The average price of a holiday season cake has risen by around 5% since last year to u00a54,040 ($30), according to a Teikoku Databank report.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 6, 2022
Japan’s households spend more despite falling real wages
Spending in October climbed 1.2% from a year ago, more than the increase forecast by analysts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2022
Kuroda ally sees chance of Bank of Japan hitting price goal in 2023
Takatoshi Ito's remarks are likely to keep speculation smoldering over possible policy adjustment next year as investors' focus gradually shifts beyond Kuroda's 10-year stint.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 5, 2022
Japan's service-sector activity growth hits three-month low: PMI
The final au Jibun Bank Japan Services purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to a seasonally adjusted 50.3 from October's 53.2, hitting the lowest figure since August.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2022
Japan cautious on capital gains tax but must stick to increasing defense
Japan PM Kishida told his ministers last month to double the share of military outlay to 2% of gross domestic product within next five years in the face of regional threats.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2022
BOJ board member calls for policy review at the right time
Naoki Tamura has said it's hard to define the 'right time' mechanically, or decide what would make it necessary because it depends on inflation, wages and the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2022
Inflation may be peaking, but doubts emerge about its decline
Officials are aligned on the idea that prices are still rising too fast and, increasingly, that solutions will need to be forged beyond monetary policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 1, 2022
Rengo formalizes plan to demand 5% pay hike
The lifting of the pay-scale target and regular salary growth from around 4% set for 2022 negotiations is aimed at having wages reflect rising prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 1, 2022
Japanese corporate capital expenditure up in third quarter
Spending was up by 9.8% from the same period a year earlier, for a sixth straight quarterly increase.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 1, 2022
Japan government stayed out of currency markets in November
For now, stepping back from intervention removes a potential source of conflict between Washington and Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2022
Kishida's asset income plan marks departure from focus on wealth redistribution
Promoting investments in financial products such as stocks and changes to investment vehicles may primarily benefit the wealthy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2022
Japan's October factory output fell on global slowdown and weak chip demand
The feeble business activity highlights challenges for the world's third-largest economy, which has been lagging behind peers in recovering from the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 29, 2022
Simple steps to take the Japan-Australia partnership to the next level
Japan and Australia's progressing relationship is showing the world what middle powers can do in a world defined by great powers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2022
Japan’s job market remains tight, keeping pressure on wages
The number of people with jobs increased by around half a million compared to the year before, led by gains in the hospitality and medical sectors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2022
Japan retail sales up for eighth month on tourism reopening
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in October was almost 500,000, more than twice as many as in September.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 29, 2022
Resurgent yen at risk of bigger moves still if 1998 is any guide
The currency has taken another leg higher in recent days, fueled in part by the potential fallout from China's deteriorating COVID-19 situation.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
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.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
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.

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