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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2022
Japan’s sputtering recovery offers support for BOJ stimulus case
Gross domestic product contracted at an annualized pace of 1% in the quarter through March, the Cabinet Office reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 10, 2022
Japan household spending beats expectations, but inflation risks loom
The 2.3% drop in spending in March was the first in three months, though the decline was also partly due to a tough comparison with March 2021, when spending surged 6.5%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 2, 2022
Hope fizzles out for Japan's 'revenge spending' splurge as inflation looms
Facing the prospect of struggling with rising prices, Japan's famously thrifty consumers are tightening their belts even as they sit on the remains of an estimated u00a550 trillion in savings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 5, 2022
Soaring prices weigh on economy and keep wallets shut
Households cut spending from the previous month amid pandemic curbs, rapid food and fuel price rises and the coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2022
China’s consumers face deeper economic damage from COVID lockdowns
President Xi Jinping has pledged to reduce u2018COVID zero' fallout, but unease may last longer if people remain wary and unemployment continues to rise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 17, 2022
As costs rise in Japan, even businesses accustomed to deflation are raising prices
On top of changing ingredients or reducing portion sizes, firms have implemented unusual price hikes to goods such as cooking oil, snacks and popular instant noodle brands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 15, 2022
Japan's economy rebounds on solid consumption but omicron clouds outlook
The world's third-largest economy expanded an annualized 5.4% in the final three months of 2021, with falling coronavirus cases helping to prop up consumption.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 8, 2022
Japan's household spending fell for fifth straight month in December
The weak figure raises some concerns for policymakers hoping a rebound in consumer demand will support the economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 6, 2022
Volatile international oil situation takes toll on Japan’s gas prices and policy
The price at the pump reached u00a5170 per liter on Jan. 24 — the highest it's been in over 13 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 3, 2022
Global inflation wave pushes up prices in Japan on everything from pasta to gasoline
Japanese companies are generally reluctant to pass higher costs on to price-sensitive consumers, but many feel they have no choice and prices on a slew of products are on the rise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / Outlook 2022
Jan 2, 2022
For first time in two years, Japan has some room for economic optimism
Omicron and inflation risks loom, but economists expect 2022 to be a year of recovery as consumption rises and people tap into the savings they've built up over the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 7, 2021
Japan's October household spending extends declines on COVID-19 drag
The world's third-largest economy has lagged other nations in its recovery from the health crisis, mostly due to sluggish consumption.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 26, 2021
Fuel prices drive fastest Tokyo inflation in 16 months
Prices in the capital, excluding those for fresh food, increased 0.3% in November from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday.
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.
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.
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.”
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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