TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy likely contracted in the third quarter as curbs to stop a coronavirus resurgence and supply bottlenecks hurt consumption and output, a Reuters poll of economists showed on Thursday.FILE PHOTO: People cross a street in Tokyo
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Global watchdog urges Japan to boost fight against money-laundering
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the FATF (the Financial Action Task Force) is seen during a news conference after a plenary session at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France, October 18, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File PhotoTOKYO (Reuters) – A global financial
Pandemic fatigue complicates Japan's COVID fight, risks recovery delay
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s state of emergency restrictions are not curbing movement as effectively as in the past, according to mobility data, hurting the government’s fight to slow COVID-19 infections and raising the risk the economic recovery could be delayed.A
BOJ's price outlook views muddled by commodity rise, weak spending
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan policymakers saw the price outlook muddled by rising global commodity costs and soft consumption, minutes of their June meeting showed, underscoring the central bank’s policy conundrum brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.FILE PHOTO: A
Japan: Huge search for survivors after Atami mudslide as PM urges residents to act quickly to stay safe
More than 1,000 soldiers, police and firefighters are searching for survivors after a huge mudslide hit a Japanese town. At least two people were killed and about 20 are still missing in Atami, a seaside town 60 miles southwest of
Japan upgrades Q1 GDP on smaller hit to domestic demand
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s economy shrank at a slower-than-initially reported pace in the first quarter, on smaller cuts to plant and equipment spending, but the coronavirus pandemic still dealt a huge blow to overall demand.FILE PHOTO: A shopper wearing a protective
Japan exports post largest monthly gain since late 2017
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s exports posted their strongest growth in more than three years in March, led by a surge in China-bound shipments, in a sign the economy continued to recover from last year’s deep coronavirus slump. The trade data
Japan earthquake VIDEO: Devastating tremors rock office building after 7.2 quake strikes
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BOJ widens yield target band, pledges to buy risky assets only when necessary
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan on Friday widened the band at which it allows long-term interest rates to move around its target, as part of a raft of measures to make its ultra-easy policy more sustainable amid a
Skyscrapers lose lustre for Japanese companies during Covid-19 pandemic
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Japan’s decades-long love affair with status-symbol office towers is now fading, as the pandemic upends work styles and puts a strain on company finances. In a country where companies have long taken pride in owning their buildings,