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US ECONOMY

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2022
Russia’s war is turbocharging the world’s addiction to coal
Demand had already been on the rise since last year amid a natural gas shortage and as electricity use surged after pandemic restrictions were rolled back.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 25, 2022
Japan readies ¥6.2 trillion package to help with surging cost of fuel and materials
The spending will add to Japan's public debt — the heaviest in the industrial world at more than twice the size of the country's economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 25, 2022
BOJ to keep ultralow rates and dovish stance as inflation clouds recovery
With inflation modest compared with other nations and the economy still below pre-pandemic levels, the BOJ is in no rush to modify a pledge to keep rates at current or lower levels.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2022
Equitable capitalism or bust
The World Bank warns that the effort to reduce poverty has suffered its “worst setback” in a quarter century, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 23, 2022
BOJ chief says monetary easing policy must be kept in place
BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said inflation in Japan stems only from surging raw material prices and 'lacks sustainability.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 23, 2022
Japan's bid to address weak yen sidelined by G20 rift over Russia
Despite Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki taking every opportunity to raise the issue, his efforts to arrest the yen's weakness seem to have borne no fruit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2022
China will be deglobalization’s big loser
History should be a stark warning to President Xi Jinping: if he allows Russia to divide the world with its war on Ukraine, it is China and its exporters who will pay the heaviest price.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 22, 2022
A weaker yen is no longer the asset of the past
Japanese officials favor a weak yen because companies earn higher profits. But Japanese businesses now rely increasingly on foreign production, which limits the value of a weaker yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2022
Japan's March consumer prices rose at fastest pace in over two years
The core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food prices but includes fuel and broader energy costs, jumped 0.8% in March from a year earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2022
Global energy crisis and Russia invasion eclipse Biden climate goals
The president has been forced to prioritize energy security, leading his administration to unleash record amounts of crude oil from strategic reserves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 22, 2022
Growth slowdown fears temper bullishness on commodity currencies
The Brazilian real has gained 18% this year and the Colombian peso 8%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2022
April report raises Japan's view on consumption and economy despite inflationary pressures
Analysts say price spikes and other challenges still remain a threat to the country's full recovery from the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2022
Yoon Suk-yeol’s next opponents: Housing and jobs
If President-elect Yoon Seok-youl takes the wrong approach to key issues, the country may be unable to avoid a Japanese-style “lost decades.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 21, 2022
Tokyo’s real superhero stocks need to take center stage
The Tokyo Stock Exchange created the new Prime segment to house Japan's best companies — then opened it to almost everyone, possibly making it irrelevant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2022
Hunger and blackouts are just the start of an emerging economic crisis
Compounding the danger is the most aggressive monetary tightening campaign the Federal Reserve has embarked on in two decades.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 21, 2022
Inflation, oil prices and the yen: What’s behind the BOJ’s tack?
Japan's inflation rate is around 1%, one of the lowest in the world. Why is Japan, which has been battling deflation for two decades, still the exception even as global inflation is rising?
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Apr 20, 2022
Why has the yen fallen to a 20-year low?
Since the beginning of March, the value of the yen has plummeted against the dollar, the euro and the British pound. Bloomberg economy reporter Yuko Takeo joins Deep Dive to explain why.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 20, 2022
Positive real yields may spell more trouble for U.S. stocks
A hawkish turn by the Federal Reserve is eroding a key support for U.S. stocks, as real yields climb into positive territory for the first time in two years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2022
BOJ further boosts bond buying as yields advance to policy limit
The move capped Japan's benchmark 10-year yield at the 0.25% upper limit of the BOJ's tolerated trading band while U.S. Treasurys hovered just below 3%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 20, 2022
IMF cuts global growth forecast due to 'seismic waves' from Ukraine conflict
The war is expected to further increase inflation, the IMF said, warning that further Western sanctions targeting Russian energy would cause another major drop in global output.
'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.

Podcast

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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