Japan
Taiwan-Japan cooperation helps crack big drug smuggling operation
TOKYO: Japan stopped a drug smuggling operation in its waters in August with the help of Taiwanese police, officials...
Japan’s GDP fell 0.7% in September
TOKYO: Japan's real gross domestic product slumped 0.7% on the month in September, declining for the first time in five...
BOJ can’t exit stimulus when inflation below 1%
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan likely won't be able to exit its massive stimulus programme while inflation is hovering below...
Japan’s Sep zinc exports up 13.2% yr/yr
TOKYO: Following is a table of Japan's customs-cleared exports of zinc for September released by the Ministry of Finance on...
Japan’s factory output seen down in September, rising trend intact
TOKYO: Japan’s industrial production was expected to show a fall in September after solid gains the previous month, a Reuters...
Japan consumer prices rise for 9th straight month
TOKYO: Japan’s core consumer prices marked a ninth straight month of annual gains in September but failed to accelerate from...
Japan inflation ticks up in September but way off BoJ target
TOKYO: Japan’s consumer prices rose for the ninth straight month in September, official data showed Friday, but inflation remained well...
Japan’s JERA signs three-year LNG contract with Petronas unit
TOKYO: JERA Co, Japan’s biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyer, said on Wednesday it signed a three-year LNG purchase agreement...
BOJ warns of structural woes hurting private banks’ profits
TOKYO: Japanese banks lag behind their global counterparts in boosting profitability as they compete for dwindling lending opportunities in a...
Japan’s economy, stocks gather steam ahead of Sunday election
TOKYO: Japan's stock market will be one to watch on Monday, after a parliamentary election Sunday will either reaffirm or...
Japan September copper cable sales fall 0.2% y/y
TOKYO: Japan's copper cable shipments, including sales and exports, in September fell 0.2 percent from a year earlier to 60,000...
Japan export, import growth slows in September
TOKYO: Japan’s exports rose less than expected in September as growth in the value of shipments to North America halved...
Japan offers $10 bln to support Asian LNG growth
TOKYO: Japan has announced a $10 billion public-private initiative to support the expansion of Asia's LNG markets, as the world's...
Japan offers to buy 123,736 tons of food wheat via tender
TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 123,736 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United...
Japan Sept petchem naphtha imports rise 16% y/y
TOKYO: Japan's naphtha imports for the petrochemical sector rose 16 percent in September from the same month a year earlier,...
Sales tax hike is ‘obvious’ choice for Japan debt woes: IMF
TOKYO: Raising the sales tax is a “very obvious” choice for Japan to get its fiscal house in order,...
Japan’s wholesale prices rise at fastest in nine years, bank lending up
TOKYO: Japanese wholesale prices rose in September at the fastest annual pace in almost nine years due to rising prices...
Japan’s machinery orders rise 3.4% in August
TOKYO: Japan's core private-sector machinery orders rose 3.4 percent in August on month, the government said in a report on...
Japan’s current account surplus expands to record ¥2.38 trillion in August
TOKYO: The current account surplus expanded to ¥2.38 trillion ($21 billion) in August — the highest on record for the...
Japan business activity index dips to 51.0 in August
TOKYO: Japan's services business activity index dipped from 51.6 in August to 51.0 in September. According to IHS Markit, manufacturing...
