Category: Japan
Japan presses Algeria for answers as toll hits nine
A senior Japanese official met Algeria’s prime minister on Wednesday to press for an explanation of the gas plant siege, as Tokyo confirmed the deaths of two more [...]
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Japan’s Bond-Buying Plan Quickly Meets Criticism
Another central bank, another round of unconventional monetary policy. Following the lead of their counterparts in the United States, Japan’s central bankers announced [...]
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Boeing Supplier GS Yuasa Inspected Again, Japan Ministry Says
GS Yuasa Corp. (6674), the Boeing Co. (BA) battery supplier at the centre of inspections since the Dreamliners were grounded last week, was searched again today, [...]
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Bank of Japan sets 2pct inflation target
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe declared a “monetary regime change” Tuesday as the central bank bowed to government pressure, setting a 2 percent [...]
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Bank of Japan in boldest attempt yet to revive economy
The Bank of Japan announced on Tuesday its most determined effort yet to end years of economic stagnation, saying it would switch to an open-ended commitment to buying assets [...]
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Beef import controls to be eased next month
Japan will ease beef import restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of mad cow disease effective February 1, health minister Norihisa Tamura said Tuesday. The government [...]
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Japan’s inflation gambit targets growth
Japan raised its inflation target and announced open-ended purchases of government bonds in a bold gamble to end two decades of stagnation in the world’s third biggest [...]
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Japan mourns highest terror toll since 9/11
Japan grieved Tuesday over its greatest loss of life at militant hands since 9/11 as the carnage in Algeria provoked soul-searching for a people who have been relatively [...]
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Abe advocates ‘security diamond’ against China
Since assuming office at the end of 2012, Japan’s new prime minister has started conducting a diplomatic offensive to counteract China’s influence in the [...]
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Japan outlook most bullish since ’09 in global poll on Abe’s yen
Investors are the most bullish on Japan’s markets in more than three years and confident that prime minister Shinzo Abe will weaken the yen to boost exports as he tries [...]
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Japan econmin Amari says attending BOJ policy meeting
Japanese Economics minister Akira Amari said on Tuesday he will attend the central bank’s monetary policy meeting. The Bank of Japan is expected to unveil on Tuesday [...]
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Japan’s solar tariff may drop 12pct as costs sink, BNEF estimates
Japan will cut its tariff for purchases of solar power by as much as 12 percent as costs to install systems to generate energy from the sun decline, according to an estimate [...]
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Japan should let old ‘hurry up and die’: minister
Japan’s finance minister Taro Aso said Monday the elderly should be allowed to “hurry up and die” instead of costing the government money for end-of-life [...]
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Japan’s stimulus seen boosting Southeast Asia as Korea suffers
Japan’s drive to revive growth may boost Southeast Asian nations as rising demand in the world’s No. 3 economy spurs orders and Japanese companies take advantage [...]
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Japan PM takes careful approach on China
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe showed during a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia last week that while he seeks a more assertive Japanese presence in the region, he [...]
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