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Bank of Japan signals progress in wage, price hikes
The Bank of Japan said wage hikes were broadening across the economy due to tight labour market conditions, signalling its confidence the country was making progress toward durably...
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Japan's base pay gains hit 31-year high, signal broadening wage gains
Average base pay for Japanese workers rose in May at its fastest pace in 31 years, data showed on Monday, a sign that bumper pay hikes offered by companies in annual wage negotiati...
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Japan household spending unexpectedly falls, clouds BOJ rate path
Japanese household spending unexpectedly fell in May as higher prices continued to squeeze consumers' purchasing power, data showed on Friday, complicating the central bank's decis...
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Japan's service activity slips for first time in 2 years, PMI shows
Japanese service activity contracted for the first time in nearly two years in June as domestic demand cooled, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday, although business confid...
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Japan's business-to-business service inflation hits 2.5% in May
The price Japanese companies charge each other for services rose 2.5% in May from a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday, a sign prospects of steady wage increases are prompting mo...
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JAL flight makes emergency landing in northern Japan
Engine trouble forced a Japan Airlines plane flying to the western region of Osaka from northern Aomori to turn back for an emergency landing on Saturday, a company spokesperson sa...
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Japan's June factory activity eases as costs rise, PMI shows
Japan's factory activity expanded for a second straight month in June but the pace of growth eased as orders weakened and cost pressures intensified, a business survey showed on Fr...
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Japan's demand-led inflation slows, clouds BOJ rate hike path
Japan's core inflation accelerated in May due to energy levies but an index that strips away the effect of fuel slowed for the ninth straight month, data showed on Friday, complica...
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Japan weather bureau says 60% chance of La Nina forming towards autumn
Japan's weather bureau said on Monday the El Nino phenomenon had ended and that there was a 60% chance that La Nina would form towards the northern hemisphere autumn.
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As Japan's birthrate drops, runner freezes her eggs to sustain motherhood dream
Japanese champion runner Tomomi Bitoh completed a 170-km (106-mile) race in the Himalayas last November, and immediately made a beeline for a Tokyo clinic to begin freezing her egg...
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Japan PM Kishida to announce compilation of six-year economic, fiscal plan
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will announce a new economic and fiscal plan for the next six years on Tuesday aimed at boosting economic growth, two sources with direct know...
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Japan, at G7 meet, renews push to keep yen bears in check
Japan renewed its push to counter excessive yen falls during a weekend gathering of Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders, after a recent rise in bond yields to a 12-year high failed...
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Japan's inflation slows further, keeping BOJ cautious on further rate hikes
Japan's core inflation slowed for a second straight month in April, likely signalling that the Bank of Japan will be patient in raising interest rates as consumption remains fragil...
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Exclusive: Japan's military needs more women. But it's still failing on harassment.
Calls to root out sexual harassment come as Japan faces rising threats from China, North Korea and Russia.
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Japan real wages fall in March, marking 2 years of decline
Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages in March fell 2.5% from a year earlier, marking declines for two straight years, labour ministry data showed on Thursday.
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Japan Inc makes a renewed U.S. push as China fears mount
Japanese companies are increasingly hitching their growth plans to the United States, as concerns about Chinese demand and Beijing's influence over supply chains prompt a noticeabl...
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BOJ's new policy approach takes shine off its inflation forecasts
The Bank of Japan is shifting to a more discretionary approach in setting policy, with less emphasis on inflation, sources said, as the central bank maps its monetary path followin...
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BOJ's Ueda signals scope to reduce monetary stimulus
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank must consider whittling down stimulus further if inflation continues to accelerate, signalling the chance of another interes...
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