Takaichi’s reflationist BOJ picks push up long-term bond yields
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reaffirmed her pro-stimulus stance with the nomination of two reflationist academics to join the…
Yen under pressure after Takaichi report; Aussie
Asian FX Moves: Yen, Aussie, Yuan By Tom Westbrook Yen reacts to Takaichi report SINGAPORE, Feb 25 (Reuters)…
The credibility gamble behind Takaichi’s fiscal populism
Japan has once again taken a familiar and inherently risky route: underwriting economic and political ambition through large-scale…
Takaichi Tests a New Growth Formula for an Inflation Era, Economist Says
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is moving to reframe Japan’s economic debate around a simple proposition. The country is…
Japan’s Takaichi pushes to scrap food tax, ignoring economists’ warnings
When Sanae Takaichi strode into her first press conference as Japan’s reappointed prime minister on Wednesday, she delivered…
Japanese economy ekes out growth in the last quarter as exports slip
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy expanded at an anemic 0.2% annual pace in the last quarter, the government…
Japan’s economy barely grows in the last quarter as exports slow, with 2025 expansion just 1.1%.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy expanded at an anemic 0.2% annual pace in the last quarter, the government…
Japan’s junior coalition head warns against political meddling in BOJ policy
By Takaya Yamaguchi and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Japan’s government must avoid meddling in monetary…
Takaichi expecting additional BOJ rate hike — but not in spring — adviser says
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expects the Bank of japan to raise its policy interest rate in the near…
Japan retrieves rare earth-rich mud from seabed to lower reliance on China
TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Monday it has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals…
Japanese fans bid farewell to its last 2 pandas
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese panda fans are gathering Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo…
Has Japan’s tourism peaked? Row with China set to slow arrivals from record high
Japan welcomed a record 42.7 million foreign visitors in 2025, fuelled by a weak yen that made it…