Leading Japan lawmaker seeks Trump meeting during New York visit, NHK reports
By Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – A senior figure in Japan’s ruling party will travel to New York next week and is seeking a meeting with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, according…
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 Bank of Japan’s 2% target, in a…
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 further so as to avoid affecting the…
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 workers remained high due to effects of…
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 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen a joint…
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 after it sent word it was in…
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 stem further yen falls at a bilateral…
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, one of the largest leveraged buyouts since…
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 the outlook for private consumption following the…
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 April 21, up from 20.3 yen a…
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 slowed sharply while soaring energy prices raised…
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 goal, a Reuters poll showed, bolstering the…
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 debt and urged efforts to ensure sound…
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% from the previous quarter, as weak demand…
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 trading status following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.…
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 invasion of Ukraine, Japan’s industry ministry said,…
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 deficit, the country’s former top currency diplomat…
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 Ukraine and its inflationary effect on global…
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 it lasts for a long time, the…
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 invasion of Ukraine, the trade ministry said…
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 Amamiya said on Tuesday. “Overall demand has…
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 through cryptocurrency assets, top government officials said…
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 its sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.…
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 comfortable with higher interest rates — a…
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 the invasion of Ukraine, the Kyodo news…
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 growing demand for U.S. beef and lowers…
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