Chinese carrier sails through waters near Okinawa, Japan says
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO – Eight Chinese naval vessels, including an aircraft carrier, passed between islands in Japan’s southern Okinawa chain on Monday, Japan’s defence …
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BOJ says fuel, food-driven gains to keep propping up Japan inflation
TOKYO – Japan’s consumer inflation will continue to face upward pressure later this year from rising electricity bills and food prices, as the recent surge …
Vietnam, Japan agree to boost trade, security ties
By Khanh Vu and Elaine Lies HANOI – Japan and Vietnam agreed on Sunday to boost economic and security ties while calling for an end …
Bank of Japan vows limitless defence of yield target
SINGAPORE – The Bank of Japan on Thursday maintained its massive stimulus programme and a pledge to keep interest rates low, reinforcing its resolve to …
Leading gauge of Japan consumer inflation to creep to near 2% in April- Reuters poll
TOKYO – A Reuters poll showed core consumer prices in Tokyo likely rose at the fastest pace in seven years in April, to near the …
Japan PM advisers urge improvement in current account as yen weakens
TOKYO – The advisers to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s top panel urged the government on Wednesday to prevent the current account surplus from shrinking …
Japan jobless rate hits lowest in almost 2 years, economic outlook still shaky
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO -Japan’s jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 2.6% in March, hitting the lowest rate since April 2020, although the number of furloughed …
Japan Finance Minister denies reports of talks with U.S. on yen intervention
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said there was “no truth” to media reports that he had discussed with …
Japan intensifies search for missing tour boat with 26 on board
By David Dolan TOKYO -Japan’s coast guard used aircraft and patrol boats on Saturday to search for a tour boat with 26 people on board …
Japan’s finance ministry official denies report Japan, U.S. discussed joint FX intervention
TOKYO – A senior Japanese finance ministry official on Saturday denied a media report that Japan and the United States discussed coordinated currency intervention to …
Japan banks target growth in cooling U.S. high-yield debt market
By Makiko Yamazaki and Yuki Nitta TOKYO – When Japan’s biggest banks helped finance a $34 billion deal last year for medical supply maker Medline, …
Japan April report raises view on consumption, economy, despite inflationary pressures
TOKYO – Japan’s government upgraded its view of the economy for the first time in four months in April as authorities turned more optimistic about …
Japan raises gasoline subsidy to maximum of 25 yen per litre
TOKYO – Japan raised its gasoline subsidy for oil distributors to the maximum figure of 25 yen ($0.1944) a litre for the seven days from …
Japan posts trade gap far wider than forecasts as China exports slow, energy imports soar
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO – Japan recorded a trade deficit in March that was more than four times wider than market forecasts, as China-bound exports …
Japan consumer inflation seen picking up, still distant from BOJ target: Reuters poll
TOKYO – Japan’s core consumer inflation likely accelerated in March from a year earlier but was still well short of the Bank of Japan’s price …
Japan finance panel warns on higher rates pushing up borrowing costs
TOKYO – An advisory panel to Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki warned on Friday of a risk of a spike in interest payments on public …
Japan buyers agree to Q2 aluminium premium of $172/T, sources say
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO – The premium for aluminium shipments to Japanese buyers for April to June was set at $172 a tonne, down 2.8% …
Japan MOF panel recommends revoking Russia’s most-favoured-nation status
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – An advisory panel to Japan’s finance minister on Tuesday recommended that the law should be changed to revoke Russia’s most-favoured-nation …
IEA states agree on coordinated oil release but not volumes – Japan
By Yuka Obayashi Tokyo – U.S.-allied countries on Friday agreed to their second coordinated oil release in a month to calm markets roiled by Russia’s …
Japan has little to cheer on weak yen, says former currency diplomat Furusawa
By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO – Japan has little to cheer about a weak yen, which reflects its deteriorating economic fundamentals and trade …
Japan Q2 growth to be slower than first expected on price rises, Ukraine war – Reuters poll
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO – Japan’s economy will grow at a slower pace than previously thought next quarter in part due to Russia’s invasion of …
Russia-Ukraine conflict to have huge impact on global steel demand -Japan steel group
TOKYO -The conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which are exporters of steel products, will have a huge impact on global steel demand and trade if …
Japan to ban Russia-bound exports of luxury cars, goods from April 5
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO -Japan will ban the export of high-end cars and other luxury goods to Russia in its latest response to the Russian …
Weak demand, cautious price-setting keeping Japan inflation low – BOJ’s Amamiya
TOKYO – Japanese households’ weak pent-up demand and companies’ cautious price-setting behaviour are likely among factors keeping inflation low, Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi …
Japan to revise foreign exchange law to end crypto loophole for sanctions on Russia
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Japan will revise its foreign exchange law to prevent Russia from evading Western financial sanctions following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine …
Russia conducts military drills on isles disputed with Japan -media
– Russia was conducting drills on islands claimed by Tokyo, Japanese media said on Saturday, days after Moscow halted peace talks with Japan because of …
Marketmind: Now even Japan seems ok with rising bond yields
A look at the day ahead in markets from Tommy Wilkes. Even the arch-dove among central banks, the Bank of Japan appears to be getting …
Japan weighs ban on exports of luxury cars to Russia -Kyodo
TOKYO – Japan is considering banning exports of luxury cars to Russia, perhaps as soon as next week, as it toughens sanctions against Russia following …
U.S. and Japan strike deal on beef tariffs
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – The United States and Japan on Thursday announced an agreement that will allow American farmers and ranchers to meet Japan’s …
Mazda to halt operations at two Japan plants for 2 days due to supply disruption
TOKYO – Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corp said on Thursday it would suspend production at its two domestic factories for two days in April due …
Japan inflation may perk up but lacks momentum, says BOJ’s Kataoka
TOKYO – Japan’s consumer inflation may briefly exceed 1.5% but likely will not gain momentum to sustainably head toward the central bank’s 2% target, Bank …
Japan watchdog files charges against SMBC Nikko with prosecutors
TOKYO -Japan’s Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission on Wednesday filed criminal charges with Tokyo prosecutors against SMBC Nikko Securities and seven of its employees over …
Japan lifts power-supply warning for Tokyo and surrounding areas
TOKYO – Japan lifted a power-supply warning for Tokyo and surrounding areas on Wednesday as supply stabilised, a day after the government had warned of …
Japan protests Russian halt to World War Two peace treaty talks
-Japan reacted angrily on Tuesday after Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with Japan and froze joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril islands …
Japan PM Kishida announces $42 billion investment in India
MUMBAI – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday announced a 5 trillion yen ($42 billion) investment in India over the next five years during …
Japan to revoke Hino’s engine certification over false emissions data
TOKYO -Japan’s transport ministry will revoke Hino Motors Ltd’s certification for four engines following submission of inappropriate emissions data by the Toyota Motor Corp unit, …
Mitsubishi confident Japan offshore wind will be profitable
TOKYO – Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp is confident that the three offshore wind farms it won last year in auctions will be profitable despite the low …
Rate hike, intervention can’t reverse weak yen, says former Japan currency diplomat
By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO – Tightening monetary policy or intervening in the currency market will do little to reverse unwelcome yen declines …
Japan spots four Russian amphibious transports sailing from Far East
TOKYO – Japan’s military said on Thursday that it had spotted four large Russian amphibious warfare ships sailing close to its islands as they traveled …
Japan households accumulate record financial assets as COVID curbs spending
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – Japanese households accumulated a record $17 trillion in financial assets as of December last year, roughly four times the size …
As costs spike in Japan, even businesses tailored to deflation lift prices
By Kantaro Komiya, Tetsushi Kajimoto and Daniel Leussink TOKYO – As war in Ukraine drives up already high input costs, even firms with business models …
Japan to revoke Russia’s most-favoured nation trade status – PM Kishida
By Kantaro Komiya and Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan will revoke Russia’s most-favoured nation trade status as part of further sanctions against Moscow following the invasion …
Japan will work with G7 to keep Russia from tapping IMF loans-PM Kishida
TOKYO – Japan will work closely with G7 advanced economies to prevent Russia from tapping loans from the International Monetary Fund and other international lenders, …
Japan consumers’ inflation expectations hit record high in March – survey
TOKYO – Japanese consumers’ inflation expectations hit a record high in March, a government survey showed on Wednesday, as people’s perceptions of future price moves …
Japan March manufacturers’ mood up, Ukraine crisis clouds outlook – Reuters Tankan
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Japanese manufacturers’ business confidence improved for the first time in three months in March, as automakers became less pessimistic, though …
Japan senior coalition lawmaker urges economic stimulus
TOKYO – A senior member of Japan’s ruling coalition said on Saturday the government should compile economic stimulus measures to address soaring energy and food …
Ukraine envoy to Japan says Putin may be willing to use nuclear weapons
TOKYO – The Ukrainian ambassador to Japan, Sergiy Korsunsky, said on Friday it was possible Russian President Vladimir Putin would be willing to use nuclear …
Japan likely to avert stagflation, says senior central banker
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan is unlikely to slide into stagflation, a condition where rising inflation and shrinking economic growth co-exist, a senior central bank …
Activist fund Oasis to sponsor female director training in Japan
TOKYO – Activist fund Oasis Management Co unveiled a month-long initiative on Tuesday to sponsor board-director training courses in Japan for qualified women, as many …
Japan bank lending growth slows to decade-low as pandemic-induced strain eases
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan’s bank lending rose at the slowest increase in a decade in February as immediate pressure for corporates to borrow cash …