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US ECONOMY

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 20, 2021
BOJ starts policy meeting as second virus emergency hits economy
The BOJ is set to announce on Thursday its quarterly economic outlook report with its assessment on the current state.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 20, 2021
Keidanren sees pay hikes across board as 'unrealistic' amid pandemic
The Japanese Trade Union Confederation is set to demand a hike of around 2% in basic pay in forthcoming management-labor wage talks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jan 19, 2021
Digital lead over Japan set to widen as China shrugs off virus
Fears are mounting that Japan will fall further behind the world's second-largest economy — perhaps the only major country to have achieved growth in 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 18, 2021
Bank of Japan policy review seen as fine-tuning, not game-changing
BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has a history of delivering surprises, so investors have been left guessing about what the policy assessment announced last month will deliver, if anything.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2021
Taro Aso vows to revive virus-hit economy and promote structural reforms
The finance minister told the Diet the government will prevent the number of coronavirus infections from rising further 'while supporting employment and business.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 16, 2021
A second economic crisis for Biden, but a different first response
Joe Biden is inheriting an economic crisis as he assumes the presidency, just as he did when he became vice president a dozen years ago. But this crisis is different and, to the relief of many liberal economists, so is Biden's response.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 15, 2021
Japan must embrace international cooperation in the age of COVID-19
If the nation wants to maintain its current standard of living, it has no choice but to maintain a course that embraces international cooperation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 15, 2021
A year after COVID-19 began, China’s economy is beating world
China's enhanced role in a post-pandemic world increases the urgency of debate among the rest of the world about how to engage with Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 14, 2021
Japan's expanded virus emergency to cut consumption by ¥2 trillion
The loss corresponds to 0.4% of Japan's annual gross domestic product in nominal terms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 14, 2021
World economy’s fragile rebound boxed in amid shipping logjams
Some factories complain they can't consider new orders until the clogged pipeline clears.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 14, 2021
BOJ chief says Japan's economic recovery likely modest amid pandemic
Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda also said the central bank will ease monetary policy further to boost the economy if necessary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 14, 2021
Buddhist monks are snapping up ESG bonds in Japan
Japanese religious organizations are also under pressure to earn more from investing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 13, 2021
Japan's 2020 corporate bankruptcies fall to 31-year low with government aid
The drop reflects the impact of the government's measures, including interest-free loans without collateral that helped small and medium-sized companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 13, 2021
Virus resurgence crushes enthusiasm among Japanese economy watchers
The latest monthly decline was the sharpest since a 13.2% fall was logged in March last year when the virus began to spread rapidly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 12, 2021
Japan November current account surplus rises 29%, up for third month
In the reporting month, the country's goods trade balance came to a surplus of u00a5616.1 billion, up from a u00a520.0 billion deficit in the previous year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 12, 2021
Cash piles and hostile bids set stage for a wild year in Japan M&A
While the broader trends that have driven recent overseas moves will likely hold, companies are also focusing inward, as they restructure assets and evaluate domestic competition.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 11, 2021
Will Japan’s economy improve in 2021?
The Japanese economy is slowly recovering. In the second quarter of 2020, GDP growth rate was a grim -28%. The third quarter showed a recovery of 23%, but there are still many problems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2021
China’s rapid recovery puts U.S. dollar's global hegemony in doubt
The U.S.'s struggle to control the coronavirus and revive its economy contrasts sharply with the Asian nation, where growth has roared back.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jan 9, 2021
Basic income proposal by influential Suga adviser hard to sell in Japan
The idea has caught Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's eye at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is stirring worries about job security and social inequality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2021
Traditional bars in the firing line of Japan's second COVID-19 emergency
With losses already built up and footfall down as people work from home, owners of Japan's traditional izakaya are being forced into crushing choices.
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Japan soccer player Sano arrested for alleged sexual assault
Professional soccer player Kaishu Sano has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 30s at a Tokyo hotel.
Taro Kono says central bank needs to raise rates to lift yen
Taro Kono, Japan's digital transformation minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'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.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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.
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Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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