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Japan Names New FX Diplomat As Yen Hits 38-Year Low
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INVESTING
Japan appointed a new top foreign exchange diplomat on Friday as the yen plumbed a 38-year low against the dollar, heightening expectations of imminent market intervention by Tokyo to shore up the battered currency.
Atsushi Mimura, a financial regulation veteran, replaces Masato Kanda...
Japan appointed a new top foreign exchange diplomat on Friday as the yen plumbed a 38-year low against the dollar, heightening expectations of imminent market intervention by Tokyo to shore up the battered currency.
Atsushi Mimura, a financial regulation veteran, replaces Masato Kanda...
- June 28, 2024
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Rice Price Jumps At Japan Supermarkets Amid Heat Damage, Tourism Boom
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JAPAN TODAY
The average price of rice has surged at supermarkets in Japan, data from the private and public sectors showed Wednesday, with pundits attributing it to a tight supply as a result of last summer's high temperatures and high demand from booming inbound tourism.
According to True Data...
The average price of rice has surged at supermarkets in Japan, data from the private and public sectors showed Wednesday, with pundits attributing it to a tight supply as a result of last summer's high temperatures and high demand from booming inbound tourism.
According to True Data...
- June 27, 2024
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Japanese Carmakers Take A Hit In China
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NHK
All five Japanese automakers with operations in China reported a fall in unit sales in May. The slump comes amid fierce price competition from Chinese firms and a rapid, market-wide shift to electric.
Toyota says it sold just 140,377 units. That's down 13.6 percent from a year earlier.
Hond...
All five Japanese automakers with operations in China reported a fall in unit sales in May. The slump comes amid fierce price competition from Chinese firms and a rapid, market-wide shift to electric.
Toyota says it sold just 140,377 units. That's down 13.6 percent from a year earlier.
Hond...
- June 27, 2024
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Bank Of Japan Opens Door For A Hawkish Double Surprise
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REUTERS
The Bank of Japan is dropping signals its quantitative tightening (QT) plan in July could be bigger than markets think, and may even be accompanied by an interest rate hike, as it steps up a steady retreat from its still-huge monetary stimulus.
Hawkish hints delivered over the past week...
The Bank of Japan is dropping signals its quantitative tightening (QT) plan in July could be bigger than markets think, and may even be accompanied by an interest rate hike, as it steps up a steady retreat from its still-huge monetary stimulus.
Hawkish hints delivered over the past week...
- June 26, 2024
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Costco Japan Wages Provide Pathway To Firing Up Nation's Low Pay, Economy
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JAPAN TODAY
When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic step: it hiked hourly wages by a third.
It was an almost unthinkable decision for Yamada-udon, whi...
When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic step: it hiked hourly wages by a third.
It was an almost unthinkable decision for Yamada-udon, whi...
- June 26, 2024
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BOJ Debated Need For Timely Rate Hike, Signals Chance Of July Action
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REUTERS
The Bank of Japan debated in June the chance of a near-term interest rate hike with one policymaker calling for an increase "without too much delay" to address risks of inflation overshooting expectations, a meeting summary showed on Monday.
The discussion highlights the board's growing...
The Bank of Japan debated in June the chance of a near-term interest rate hike with one policymaker calling for an increase "without too much delay" to address risks of inflation overshooting expectations, a meeting summary showed on Monday.
The discussion highlights the board's growing...
- June 24, 2024
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Japan Warns Of Appropriate Action Any Time Against Rapid Yen Moves
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan stands ready to take appropriate steps against volatile yen moves at "any time," a senior finance ministry official said Monday, as the currency neared the 160 line against the U.S. dollar, a level at which authorities have previously intervened to slow the yen's decline.
At 3...
Japan stands ready to take appropriate steps against volatile yen moves at "any time," a senior finance ministry official said Monday, as the currency neared the 160 line against the U.S. dollar, a level at which authorities have previously intervened to slow the yen's decline.
At 3...
- June 24, 2024
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Japan, Indonesia Seek Stronger Cooperation in Automotive Industry
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TEMPO
Indonesia's Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita met with Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Ken Saito in Tokyo on Friday, June 21, 2024, to discuss the potential to increase cooperation in the manufacturing industry, especially automotive.
According to the Industry...
Indonesia's Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita met with Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Ken Saito in Tokyo on Friday, June 21, 2024, to discuss the potential to increase cooperation in the manufacturing industry, especially automotive.
According to the Industry...
- June 24, 2024
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Ricoh Imaging to Release Pentax 17, Half-Frame Film Camera, in July
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JAPAN NEWS
Ricoh Imaging Co. will release the Pentax 17, its first film camera in 21 years, in Japan on July 12, the company announced Tuesday.
The model is expected to attract younger people who are interested in a retro style with camera operations unique to film photography, such as a manual...
Ricoh Imaging Co. will release the Pentax 17, its first film camera in 21 years, in Japan on July 12, the company announced Tuesday.
The model is expected to attract younger people who are interested in a retro style with camera operations unique to film photography, such as a manual...
- June 21, 2024
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Japan Inflation Rises To 2.5% In May
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JAPAN TODAY
The pace of Japanese inflation accelerated in May partly due to higher energy bills, government data showed Friday, as analysts speculate on the timing of the Bank of Japan's next rate hike.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) -- which excludes volatile fresh food prices -- rose 2.5 perc...
The pace of Japanese inflation accelerated in May partly due to higher energy bills, government data showed Friday, as analysts speculate on the timing of the Bank of Japan's next rate hike.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) -- which excludes volatile fresh food prices -- rose 2.5 perc...
- June 21, 2024
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