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economics
Japan’s Blowout Wage Result May Spur BOJ March Rate IncreaseJapan’s largest union group announced stronger-than-expected annual wage deals Friday, a result that will fuel already intense speculation that the central bank will next week raise interest rates for the first time since 2007.March 15, 2024
markets
Yen’s Slide Past 150 to Dollar Prompts Stern Warnings From JapanThe yen weakened past 150 per dollar for the first time since November, prompting the strongest pushback from Japanese officials in months, as hotter-than-expected US inflation doused bets on an early US interest rate cut.February 13, 2024
politics
Japan’s Kishida to Fire More Officials in Scandal, Media SayJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to replace as many as 15 ministers and junior ministers, the Asahi newspaper said, as he seeks to contain the fallout from a slush fund scandal threatening to paralyze his government.December 10, 2023