japan economy

Yoshihide Suga Becomes Japan’s Prime Minister Succeeding Shinzo Abe

Image source: Wikimedia Commons Yoshihide Suga has been elected by Japan’s parliament as the country's new prime minister, following the…

4 years ago

Japan Q2 Economy Grows at Fastest Pace in Two Years

Japan's economy grew at its fastest pace for more than two years in Q2 as consumer spending and capital expenditure…

7 years ago

Japan Stock Market Trades Low as Yen Strengthens

Japan stock market has started the week with sharp falls, as a surge in the yen hurt shares in big…

9 years ago

Bank of Japan Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged

Japan stock market traded low as the yen surged after the Bank of Japan decided against any extra monetary easing.…

9 years ago

Japan Stock Market Recovers Helped by Lower Yen against Dollar

Japan stock market has recovered on March 28 helped in part by a lower yen against the dollar. Nikkei 225…

9 years ago

Japan’s Economy Shrinks 0.4% in Q4 of 2015

The Japanese economy contracted by 0.4% in Q4 of 2015 compared with the previous quarter, official figures show. Expectations for…

9 years ago

Bank of Japan Introduces Negative Interest Rate for First Time

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has adopted a negative interest rate in a surprise move. The benchmark rate of (-0.1%)…

9 years ago

Akira Amari: Japan’s Economy Minister Resigns amid Corruption Allegations

Japan's Economy Minister Akira Amari has announced he is resigning amid corruption allegations. Akira Amari unexpectedly made the announcement at…

9 years ago

Japan Slips into Recession Again

Japan’s economy has shrunk 0.8% on an annualized basis in Q3 of 2015 and fell back into recession. The preliminary…

9 years ago

Asian Markets Trade Higher Despite Japan’s Factory Output Fall

Asian markets traded higher on September 30, recovering from the previous session's steep losses, despite disappointing economic news from Japan.…

9 years ago

Japan’s Core Consumer Price Index Falls for First Time in Two Years

Japan’s core consumer price index (CPI), fell on an annual basis for the first time in over two years in…

9 years ago

Japan Stock Market Falls on Fed’s Decision to Keep Interest Rates Unchanged

Japan's stock market fell on September 18 as the yen strengthened against the dollar in the wake of the Federal…

9 years ago

Japan Post Prepares for World’s Biggest IPO

State-owned Japan Post is seeking to raise as much as 1.39 trillion yen ($11.5 billion) in a stock market listing…

9 years ago

Asian Stock Markets Close Lower on Economic Worries

Asian stock markets were mostly lower on September 10 as economic data from Japan and China made investors cautious. After…

9 years ago

Japan’s Stock Market in Biggest One-Day Jump Since 2008

Japan's stock market closes up almost 8% on September 9 in its biggest one-day jump since late 2008. Nikkei 225…

9 years ago

Japan Stock Market Closes Higher for First Time in Four Days

Japan stock market closed higher for the first time in four days, spurred by a rally on Wall Street. US…

9 years ago

Nikkei 225 closes at new seven-year high

On December 2, Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed at a fresh seven-year high as investor sentiment was buoyed by talk…

10 years ago

Japan’s economy slips into recession

Japan's economy, the world's third largest, unexpectedly shrank for the second consecutive quarter in Q3 2014, leaving the country in…

10 years ago

Japan to cut corporate tax to below 30% starting 2015

Japan has announced its plans to cut the country's corporate tax to below 30% in several stages starting 2015. The…

10 years ago