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Bank of Japan board member Toyoaki Nakamura's cautious stance on raising interest rates indicates that the idea of a December hike may not have unanimous support.
BUSINESS / Economy
BOJ¡¯s leading dove calls for careful approach to tweaking easing
The board member's remarks indicate that the idea of hiking interest rates this month may not have unanimous support.
BUSINESS / Economy
BOJ sells 10-year cash bonds to ease shortage tied to futures
The BOJ owned ?8.03?trillion of the bonds due in March 2032 as of Nov. 29, down from ?8.23?trillion on Nov. 20.
BUSINESS / Economy
JCM to demand pay-scale hike of ?12,000 or more in 2025
The organization is aiming to ensure wage increases exceed the rate of inflation.
"No matter who takes the helm, Japan¡¯s fiscal discipline will worsen in a situation like this," said Mana Nakazora, a credit analyst on an economic panel advising Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 3, 2024
Japan needs a wake-up call on debt, government advisor warns
By Erica Yokoyama and Takashi Umekawa
The advisor criticized the government¡¯s decision to resume subsidies for utilities as part of the stimulus package.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reiterated in an interview published Saturday that authorities will raise rates if the economy performs in line with projections.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 3, 2024
BOJ weighs case for first triple hike since Japan¡¯s bubble burst
By Toru Fujioka
The last time the BOJ conducted three hikes in a single year was in 1989, with the third increase that year coming on Christmas Day.
Female company presidents are mostly found at small businesses in Japan.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 2, 2024
8.4% of 911±¬ÁÏÍø companies led by women in 2024
By Elizabeth Beattie
Female presidents tend to be found at smaller companies, with 11.9% of companies with less than ?50 million in annual sales having a female boss.
911±¬ÁÏÍø companies' capital expenditure on goods excluding software rose 9.5% year on year in the three months through September.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 2, 2024
911±¬ÁÏÍø firms boost capex in sign of confidence holding up
By Yoshiaki Nohara
Expectations are also growing for the Bank of Japan to raise rates sooner rather than later.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda attends a news conference after a policy meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 31.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 30, 2024
BOJ's Ueda says rate hike timing 'approaching,' Nikkei reports
By Leika Kihara and Roushni Nair
The remarks reinforce growing market expectations that the BOJ will raise its short-term policy rate from the current 0.25% as soon as its next meeting on Dec. 18-19.
The Bank of Japan's headquarters in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2024
Stimulus staved off years of deflation, BOJ study says
The study found that monetary stimulus beginning in 2013 boosted the level of gross domestic product by as much as 1.8 percentage point on average through this year.
Commercial buildings in the Shibuya area of Tokyo
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2024
Consumer inflation speeds up amid BOJ rate hike speculation
By Toru Fujioka
Overall inflation sped up to 2.6%, as food prices also pushed up the gauge, also outpacing economist expectations.

South Korea's Yoon backs down after parliament rejects martial law
Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday evening.
BOJ weighs case for first triple hike since Japan¡¯s bubble burst
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reiterated in an interview published Saturday that authorities will raise rates if the economy performs in line with projections.
Australian says romance scam tricked her into smuggling drugs into Japan
Donna Nelson says her life was turned upside down when she learned that the man she was falling for had tricked her into smuggling 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.
Jetstar Japan loses lawsuit over disciplinary action against cabin crew
Jetstar Japan has been ordered to pay back wages to two cabin crew members for the periods they were suspended.
Nomura CEO takes pay cut after former employee charged with attempted murder
Kentaro Okuda, CEO of Nomura Holdings, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yoon¡¯s gambit a tempest in a teapot for financial markets
A screen displays market data at Hana Bank in Seoul on Wednesday.
U.S. Space Force launches first unit in Japan
Activated on Wednesday, U.S. Space Forces Japan ¡ª a component similar to the one established at South Korea¡¯s Osan Air Base in 2022 ¡ª will operate out of Yokota Air Base in the city of Fussa, western Tokyo, with a staff of about 10.
Can 911±¬ÁÏÍø scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Europe eyes 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine as possible peace deal option
A serviceman with the Ukrainian Army's 24th mechanized brigade fires a machine gun during an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the country's Donetsk region on Friday.
Seven strangers and an algorithm: Can this new dinner app help you make friends?
Timeleft uses an algorithm to match its users with five or six strangers in an effort to prompt ¡°human connection¡± over dinner at a restaurant. It determines the attendees with the help of a simple personality quiz available when you sign up for the service.

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The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
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