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Kentaro Sugiyama
WORLD
Feb 26, 2026
Chinese influence operations target Japan poll and Trump: U.S. foundation
The 35 accounts pushed corruption allegations and portrayed Takaichi as illegitimate and militaristic.
BUSINESS
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Economy
Dec 13, 2024
BOJ¡¯s rate hike plans clouded by small firms¡¯ wage woes
Next year¡¯s wage prospects are crucial for sustaining a consumption-led recovery ¡ª a prerequisite for further rate hikes by the Bank of Japan.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2024
Ishiba says Japan not ready for rate hike after meeting BOJ¡¯s Ueda
¡°I told the prime minister that we are supporting the economy with loose monetary conditions,¡± Ueda said.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2024
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ top business lobby calls for worker pay raises above inflation
The call sets the tone for annual wage talks that may pave the way for the Bank of Japan to exit its ultraeasy monetary policy.
BUSINESS
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Companies
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ANALYSIS
Nov 20, 2023
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ back-to-back wage bonanza would open door for BOJ exit
The news comes as the government pushes companies to hike pay to help offset rising living costs.
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2023
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ largest labor union to seek worker pay hikes beyond 2024
Rengo said last month it will demand wage hikes totaling 5% or more next year.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2023
Japan needs to prepare for ¡®life with interest rates¡¯: lobby head
Takeshi Niinami, chairman of business lobby Keizai Doyukai, said the Bank of Japan ¡°must normalize¡± monetary policy to help weed out incompetent firms.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2023
As Japan aligns with U.S. chip curbs on China, some in Tokyo feel uneasy
Tokyo remains worried that targeting China will provoke damaging retaliation, such as a ban on Japanese electric cars.
BUSINESS
May 15, 2023
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ top economic officials debate whether sustained exit from deflation is near
With inflation accelerating globally and wage growth picking up in Japan, discussions also touched on the desirable timing to end the Bank of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ ultraloose monetary policy.
BUSINESS
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ANALYSIS
May 1, 2023
Inflation and labor crunch prodding Âé¶¹´«Ã½ smaller firms to raise pay
Wages have barely risen in Japan since the asset bubble burst in the 1990s but have crept up recently, as companies face pressure to compensate employees for the rising cost of living.
BUSINESS
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Economy
May 2, 2022
Hope fizzles out for Âé¶¹´«Ã½ ¡®revenge spending¡¯ splurge as inflation looms
Facing the prospect of struggling with rising prices, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ famously thrifty consumers are tightening their belts even as they sit on the remains of an estimated u00a550 trillion in savings.
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