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US ECONOMY

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 1, 2023
Japanese firms ramp up capital spending in positive recovery sign
Japanese firms raised capital expenditure by 11.0% in the January-March period from the same period a year earlier, posting an eighth straight quarter of gains.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2023
Sky-high hedging costs push biggest Japanese insurers to riskier avenues
Currency swaps protected more than 11% of overseas securities owned at the end of the fiscal year to March, according to earnings reports from nine of the largest life insurance companies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2023
Was the U.S. saved by the pandemic?
By understanding which COVID-19 policies were successful and why, it is possible to forge a new path to economic stability for all.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 31, 2023
BOJ's Ueda says era of low global interest rates may be over
Some academics say global inflationary pressure may eventually subside, but others warn the current period of high inflation will change people's view on prices, Ueda added.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 31, 2023
BOJ to hold policy amid election chatter, ex-board member says
The BOJ will refrain from changing its 'yield curve control' program while speculation continues to swirl that the prime minister will call a snap election, according to an ex-board member.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 31, 2023
Japan's factory output sees unexpected decline
In April, industrial production fell 0.4% from the previous month after two consecutive months of increases, marking a weak start to the country’s second quarter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 30, 2023
Kishida's push to protect vital undersea cables
Undersea communications cables, a pillar of the global economy, are starting to get the attention they deserve in part due to Prime Minister Kishida's efforts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 30, 2023
BOJ expected to build case for policy shift in second half of 2024: report
From Ueda’s experience as a board member who voted against a premature rate increase in the early 2000s, the governor is said to be wary of abandoning stimulus too quickly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 30, 2023
Japan's jobless rate falls in potential future boost for BOJ goal
The jobless rate dropped to 2.6% in April, down from 2.8% in March, while the number of those without jobs declined by 150,000 from the previous month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2023
The road back to growth in China after COVID-19
Barring a “black swan” event, China can achieve 6% GDP growth this year, thereby ending a 12-year slowdown.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2023
Can the global economy avoid a lost decade?
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are now predicting a prolonged period of sluggish growth and declining investment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2023
Artificial intelligence, democracy and the global order
The sudden arrival of groundbreaking AI tools has created an urgent need for a more holistic and global approach to tech governance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2023
BOJ’s Ueda says wages aren’t the goal as he keeps speculators in dark
The remarks leave room for the bank to be nimble about how and when it will be convinced about the prospect of price gains.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2023
Deep structural challenges in Germany threaten Europe’s economic engine
The basis of Germany's competitiveness and resilience is being systematically challenged by changing social, environmental and regulatory pressure, observers say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2023
Inflation in Tokyo slows in May, but key gauge hits four-decade high
The data showed firms continued to pass on rising costs to households in a sign inflationary pressure could last longer than the BOJ projects.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2023
The climate elephants in the room
As tempting as it is to rely on multilateralism to solve a shared global problem like climate change, the world simply does not have the time for such an approach.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 25, 2023
Japanese firms feel 'sense of crisis' over falling birthrate
Of nearly 500 major companies surveyed, 94% said they felt a sense of crisis when asked about the fall in annual births in 2022.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2023
Worried about backdoor layoffs? Try career cushioning
Employees have a new vocabulary to talk about workplace gripes, and they’re using it to reevaluate assumptions about work and its role in their lives.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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