Price growth slows for residential and commercial land near chip plants
Growth in the prices of residential and commercial land around semiconductor plants in Japan as of July 1…
BOJ set to raise interest rate to 1.25% next week
The Bank of Japan plans to raise its policy interest rate to 1.25%, the highest level in about…
Japan’s rising yields stir debate over growing repatriation risk
Japanese government bond (JGB) yields near three-decade highs are giving fresh prominence to a long-discussed risk for global…
Japan’s faster GDP, wage growth support BOJ interest-rate hike
Japan’s economy grew at a faster clip in the second quarter than initially estimated while wages jumped the…
Japan’s wages grow most since 1997, keeping BOJ on rate-hike path
Japanese workers’ nominal wages have risen at the fastest pace in nearly three decades on the back of…
Faster Tokyo inflation supports near-term BOJ rate hike case
Tokyo’s key inflation gauge accelerated for a third month even as the government took steps to reduce energy…
Japanese economic report cites need to closely monitor impact of natural disasters
The Japanese government highlighted the need to closely monitor the impact of recent natural disasters in a monthly…
Firms in Japan seek new hedges, bracing for long era of yen weakness
Taku Ueno buys beef from America, olive oil from Spain and tomatoes from Italy to stock his supermarkets…
Japan end of June government debt hits record ¥1.3 trillion
Japan’s central government debt totaled a record ¥1.34 trillion at the end of June, up ¥2.84 trillion from…
Japan’s households continue to cut spending amid persistent inflation
Japan’s household spending has unexpectedly fallen for a seventh month even as real wages continued to increase, reflecting…
Kishida sees growth strategy as game changer for yen
Joint U.S.-Japan intervention has supported the yen for now, but isn’t a game-changer for the currency or the…
Japan’s nominal wages rise again, backing BOJ rate hike case
Japanese wage growth remained firm in June on the back of solid corporate earnings and a tight labor…