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Weak spending shows Japanese consumer doubts about Abenomics

November 4, 2021 at 1:06 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese consumers ended last year with a whimper instead of the bang many had expected, reinforcing a nagging worry that the prime minister's aggressive policies are struggling...

Weak spending shows Japanese consumer doubts about Abenomics

December 23, 2018 at 9:51 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese consumers ended last year with a whimper instead of the bang many had expected, reinforcing a nagging worry that the prime minister's aggressive policies are struggling...

Japan’s current account woes throw spotlight on economic risks

August 25, 2021 at 1:10 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan posted its smallest current account surplus on record last year, throwing the spotlight back on Tokyo's ability to service its huge debt and exposing a danger...

Japan out of deflation now, no guarantee it won’t return: economy minister

August 25, 2021 at 12:45 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan appears to have escaped deflation for now, Economics Minister Akira Amari said on Tuesday, but warned that the risk of it returning cannot be ruled out...

Slowdown in growth a concern for some BOJ policymakers: minutes

August 24, 2021 at 11:33 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers broadly agreed the economic recovery will remain on track as an improving job market fuels consumer spending, but some expressed worry about the...

Japan exports seen rising at fastest in three years as demand recovers

August 24, 2021 at 10:19 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose in October at their fastest pace in three years in a sign that overseas demand is picking up pace again, a Reuters survey showed,...

Japan sales tax hike masks bigger problem of welfare spending

August 24, 2021 at 8:39 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is poised to raise Japan's sales tax, but this bruising political decision leaves unresolved the bigger and much more complicated task of curbing...

Japan inflation seen steady at five-year high, tracking towards BOJ goal

August 24, 2021 at 8:24 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation held firm in August at the fastest rate in nearly five years, a Reuters poll showed, suggesting steady progress toward ending 15 years...

Japan government plans to offer more than $14 billion in corporate tax cuts: media

August 24, 2021 at 8:22 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government will include more than $14.1 billion in corporate tax cuts in an economic stimulus package intended to offset the blow from planned sales tax hikes,...

Japan big manufacturers optimism in third quarter reaches highest in four years

August 24, 2021 at 8:08 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Optimism among big Japanese manufacturers in the third quarter reached the highest level in four years due to improving earnings, adding to recent evidence suggesting the economy...

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