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…
Analysis-Bond vigilantes and the BOJ are breaking Japan’s bond market
By Tom Westbrook and Alun John SINGAPORE/HONG KONG -Japan’s government bond market is being pushed to breaking point in a contest between foreign speculators and the Bank of Japan, creating challenges for…
History of Japan’s intervention in currency markets
(Reuters) – Japan escalated its warnings on Friday against sharp falls in the yen, expressing “concern” over the moves in a rare joint statement by the government and the central bank, leaving…
Japan’s new debt management panel to meet on Monday
TOKYO – Japan’s finance ministry will kick off on Monday the first meeting of a newly-established panel of experts to discuss national debt management, it said. The five-member study group, as it…
Japan’s current account surplus shrinks on record imports
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – Japan’s current account surplus shrank sharply in April as record imports overwhelmed exports, swinging the trade balance into the red, data showed on Wednesday, stoking some concerns…
Analysis-S.Korea’s robust response to N.Korea seen aiding Japan’s military push
By Soo-hyang Choi and Ju-min Park SEOUL – South Korea’s tougher stance towards the North under its new conservative president will be welcomed by Tokyo as Japan seeks to boost its military…
Japan’s May factory activity growth slows as China lockdowns weigh -PMI
TOKYO – Japan’s manufacturing activity grew at the weakest pace in three months in May, as China’s heavy-handed coronavirus curbs aggravated supply disruptions and raised risks for the economic outlook. Manufacturers reported…
Japan’s jobless rate falls to 2.5% in April – government
TOKYO – Japan’s jobless rate fell to 2.5% in April, while the availability of jobs increased, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was lower than the 2.6% reported…
Japan’s SoftBank cuts borrowing from Mizuho, Goldman Sachs
By Sam Nussey TOKYO – SoftBank Group Corp trimmed borrowing from its main bank Mizuho Financial Group Inc by 4.5% in the year ended March to 812 billion yen ($6.38 billion), a…
Japan’s corporate service prices rise at fastest pace in over 2 years
TOKYO – An index measuring prices Japanese firms charge each other for services rose in April at the fastest annual pace in more than two years, data showed on Thursday, a sign…
Japan’s Nikkei seen rising 7% to 29,000 by year-end, erasing 2022 losses: Reuters poll
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO – Japan’s Nikkei share index, which has had a rollercoaster ride in the past year, is forecast to climb over 7% to 29,000 by end-2022, a level last…
Japan’s May factory activity grows at slowest rate in 3 months – flash PMI
TOKYO – Japan’s manufacturing activity expanded at the slowest pace in three months in May, as supply bottlenecks due to parts shortages and China’s COVID-19 lockdowns caused output and new orders growth…
With eye on China, and U.S. ties, Japan’s universities to screen foreigners
By Ju-min Park TOKYO – Japan is asking universities for greater scrutiny of foreign students and scholars to prevent technology leaks to places like China, partly for its own national security but…
Germany’s Thyssenkrupp, Japan’s NSK mull automotive JV
BERLIN – Thyssenkrupp and Japan’s NSK are considering forming an automotive joint venture, the German conglomerate said on Thursday, as it continues to explore new ownership models for its key business areas…
Japan’s economy to suffer Q1 slump on lower consumption
TOKYO – Japan’s economy likely contracted in the first three months of this year as the lingering fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on consumption and exports, a Reuters poll…
Japan’s Opn raises $120 million, becomes rare unicorn
By Sam Nussey TOKYO -Digital payments processor Opn, formerly known as Synqa, said it had raised $120 million in a Series C+ funding round, becoming a rare unicorn, or startup worth more…
Japan’s April factory activity expands at slower rate -PMI
TOKYO – Japan’s manufacturing activity grew at a slower pace from the previous month in April as supply chain disruptions and strict Chinese coronavirus lockdown measures hurt overseas demand. Activity in the…
Japan’s factory output growth provides some relief for fragile economy
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO -Japanese factories saw output rise for the second straight month in March as strong global demand for high-tech chips helped to ease some doubts that are weighing on…
Japan’s Mizuho plans to bulk up U.S. M&A advisory, equity underwriting
By Makiko Yamazaki and Yuki Nitta TOKYO – Mizuho Financial Group plans to beef up its U.S. operations for M&A advisory and equity underwriting, its chief executive said, as Japan’s No. 3…
Japan’s ex-PM Abe says ‘wrong’ for BOJ to hike rates to stem yen falls
TOKYO – Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said it would be “clearly wrong” for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates to curb further declines in the yen, the Nikkei…
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’s foreign minister promises a stronger military in visit to US carrier
ABOARD USS LINCOLN – Japan’s foreign minister promised his country would bolster its military to help the United States maintain regional security during a visit on Saturday to a U.S. aircraft carrier…
Japan’s draft relief measures include higher fuel aid, extra budget
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO -Japan’s government will raise the cap for gasoline subsidies and replenish state reserves by compiling an extra budget to cushion the economic blow from rising raw material costs,…
History of Japan’s intervention in currency markets
(Reuters) – A precipitous drop in the yen has investors wary that Japan intervenes in the open market to support the currency. [FRX/] It is more than a decade since Japan intervened…
Japan’s 7-Eleven operator picks former Uber executive as it looks overseas
TOKYO – Japanese retailer Seven & I Holdings Co, facing pressure from activist investors for structural reforms, has nominated a former executive of Uber Technologies Inc to join its board of directors,…
Explainer-What would Japan’s currency intervention to combat a weak yen look like?
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – Japanese policymakers escalated their warnings against sharp yen falls with the finance minister saying the currency’s slump to two-decade lows versus the dollar would…
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