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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 9, 2019
Â鶹´«Ã½ economic growth revised downward as capital investment slows
The economy expanded at a slower pace in the second quarter than initially reported as growth in business investment proved less robust than first thought.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2018
China says it will strive to hit growth target despite challenges
China will keep its economic growth within a reasonable range and achieve this year¡¯s growth target despite challenges, the state-run Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday, amid an intensifying trade war with the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2018
Trade war imperils world growth, IMF warns
Escalating trade tensions are threatening to derail a global upswing that is already losing momentum amid weaker than expected growth in Europe and Japan, warns the International Monetary Fund.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 14, 2017
Â鶹´«Ã½ April-June GDP jumped annualized 4% on consumption, capital expenditures
Growth is expected to continue in coming quarters, offering the Bank of Japan hope that a tight labor market is finally starting to boost consumer spending.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 21, 2015
Economists cut Japan growth view again, widening gap with BOJ
Economists from Nomura Holdings Inc. to BNP Paribas SA lowered their forecasts for the economy this week, making the central bank¡¯s growth outlook for this year look increasingly optimistic.
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2015
GM sees improved profit in 2015 on China, U.S. growth
General Motors Co on Wednesday forecast its 2015 operating profit will increase from last year due mostly to growth in its two largest auto markets, China and the United States.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 27, 2014
U.S. consumer, business spending data point to slowing growth
U.S. consumer spending rose modestly in October and a key measure of business spending plans on equipment fell for a second straight month, suggesting some slowing in the pace of economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 31, 2014
BOJ steps up growth ¡®rhetoric¡¯
Â鶹´«Ã½ risk of spurring inflation without boosting the nation¡¯s growth potential is raising the stakes for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s next round of economic restructuring measures, due in June.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 15, 2014
GDP jumps to 5.9% on tax hike in first quarter
The Japanese economy climbed to its fastest pace since 2011 as companies invested more and consumers raced to beat the first tax hike in 17 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2013
Staying home paying off for Toyota amid weakening yen
Staying at home is paying off for Toyota Motor Corp.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2013
It¡¯s now decision time for the global economy
Think of the U.S. economy as an eight-cylinder engine running on five amid fiscal consolidation, public-sector investment shortfalls and the normalization of part-time work.
JAPAN
May 18, 2013
Abe lays out next step in his growth strategy
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveils strategies for economic growth, ranging from promoting exports of infrastructure systems and developing measures to help create startup ventures to easing tourist visa regulations.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 9, 2013
Economy returned to growth in last quarter, boosting Abe¡¯s easing drive
The economy returned to growth in the fourth quarter, the Cabinet Office announces, bolstering Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s campaign to end 15 years of deflation.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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