Japan’s corporate service inflation steady at nearly 9-year high in December
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s annual business-to-business service inflation hit 2.4% in December to match the previous month’s nearly nine-year high, data showed, suggesting companies were gradually passing on rising labour costs amid…
Japan’s inflation may exceed 1% but stay below BOJ goal, says central bank official
TOKYO – Japan’s consumer inflation may exceed 1% but will remain distant from the central bank’s 2% target, a senior Bank of Japan official said on Friday. “Japan’s economy has yet to…
Japan’s firms see one-time bonuses, not permanent increases, lifting pay
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – More than two-thirds of Japanese firms don’t plan to raise base salaries at this year’s labour talks, a Reuters poll showed, with pay increases more likely to…
Japan’s yen back in favour as a funding currency, but with more risks
(Refiles to correct 14th paragraph by adding missing word research to analyst job title) By Alun John HONG KONG – As the Bank of Japan asserts its standing as a lone dove…
Japan’s Jan consumer inflation slows, trade deficit biggest in 8 years – Reuters poll
TOKYO – Japan’s core consumer inflation likely slowed in January from the previous month, a Reuters poll showed, reinforcing expectations the country’s central bank will lag well behind other economies in raising…
Japan’s service sector shrinks at fastest pace in 5 months – PMI
TOKYO – Japan’s services sector activity contracted at the fastest pace in five months in January in a sign businesses faced pressure from a record surge in new coronavirus infections due to…
Japan’s Dec jobless rate falls as monthly employment gain hits near 36-year high
TOKYO – Japan’s jobless rate fell to 2.7% in December as employment posted the biggest monthly gain in nearly 36 years, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in…
Japan’s consumer confidence worsens in Jan – govt
TOKYO – Japan’s consumer confidence fell in January for a second month, the government said on Monday, as the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant dampened shoppers’ mood. A Cabinet Office…
Japan’s border crackdown leaves students in limbo and economy in a pinch
By Rocky Swift and Elaine Lies TOKYO – Two years after Japan locked down its borders to block the coronavirus, some 150,000 foreign students still aren’t able to enter the country, left…
Japan’s corporate service price index hits 20-year high
TOKYO – An index measuring the prices Japanese firms charge each other for services hit a more than two-decade high in December, a sign inflationary pressure was building on rising freight costs…
Japan’s inflation driven by energy, commodity costs, says PM Kishida
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday recent price rises in the country were driven largely by rising energy and global commodity costs. “It’s desirable to create an environment…
Japan’s Princess Mako To Finally Give Up Royal Status To Marry Commoner
Japan’s Princess Mako, niece of the current Emperor Naruhito, will wed her former classmate in October, losing her royal status due to him being a commoner, BBC News reported. The princess met…
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