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Japan Govt to Mull Provisional Budget

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NIPPON
 
The Japanese government will consider compiling a provisional budget in the event that the fiscal 2026 regular budget is not passed by the April 1 start of the year, an official said Monday.
"We will consider a provisional budget in preparation for unforeseen circumstances," Chief Cabine...

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Stocks Slide In Japan As Strait Of Hormuz Fears Amplify Risk-Off Mood

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japanese stocks dropped after U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of attacks on power plants around the Strait of Hormuz exacerbated market concerns over climbing oil prices and fueled risk-off sentiment.
The Nikkei 225 fell as much as 5% to 50688.76 on Monday while the broader To...

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Japan To Take All Possible Steps Amid Weak Yen: Senior Official

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan will take "all possible steps" to address speculative moves in the foreign exchange market, the country's top currency diplomat said Monday, with the yen remaining under pressure as the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate.
"Some market participants would say that ...

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Major Companies Have Agreed to Fully Meet Wage Increases to Boost Employee Morale

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Against the backdrop of soaring prices, a number of major companies across a wide range of industries, including automobiles and electronics, fully agreed on Wednesday to high wage increases as demanded by labor unions during this year’s shunto spring wage negotiations.
Many companie...

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BOJ Keeps Interest Rate Unchanged

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Bank of Japan on Thursday kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, as developments in the Middle East complicate the future path of its monetary policy.
With the Iran war threatening to drive up inflation and dampen economic growth, the central bank is bracing for the upside ...

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Japan's Suzuki Motor Unveils 2nd Biogas Plant in India

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NIPPON
 
Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. has unveiled to the media its second biogas plant in India, which processes cow dung to produce methane for compressed natural gas vehicles.
The plant in Bhukhala, Gujarat, shown on Thursday, ferments cow dung collected from farmers and extracts methane, which ...

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Japan Lower House OKs 2 Reflationists as BOJ Policymakers

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NIPPON
 
Japan's House of Representatives on Thursday approved two academics regarded as reflationists as new members of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board.
At the day's plenary meeting, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, confirmed the government's nominations of 22 people at ...

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Japan Core Machinery Orders Down 5.5% In January

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan's seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in January fell 5.5% from the previous month, after a spike driven by large-scale orders in December, Cabinet Office data showed Thursday.
The private-sector orders excluding those for ships and equipment used at power companies, clos...

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Japan Pump Price Hits Record High of 190.8 Yen

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NIPPON
 
The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday surged 29 yen from a week earlier to hit a record high of 190.8 yen per liter, the industry ministry said Wednesday.
The jump was driven by a spike in wholesale prices after crude oil prices surged following the effective...

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Japan’s Exports Rise 4.2% In February From Year Earlier

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BUSINESS TIMES
 
Japanese exports rose 4.2 per cent year-on-year in February, up for a sixth straight month, data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Wednesday.
The result compared with a 1.6 per cent increase expected by economists in a Reuters poll.
Imports grew 10.2 per cent in February fro...

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