Japan March household spending falls 2.9% year/year
TOKYO, May 12 (Reuters) – Japanese household spending fell more than expected in March from a year earlier, government data...
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Japan panel members urge BOJ to heed firms' funding strains amid Mideast tensions
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By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) – Private-sector members of Japan’s key economic advisory panel urged the Bank of...
Japan bets on Washington, BOJ for extra punch in yen battle
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By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) – Japan is wagering that a hawkish shift at the...
Yen bears pull back from two-year high after suspected Japan interventions
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SINGAPORE, May 8 (Reuters) – Speculators retreated from their largest bearish bets on the yen in two years, weekly data...
Sony, TSMC plan new Japan joint venture for next-generation image sensors
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By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, May 8 (Reuters) – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Sony Semiconductor Solutions said on Friday they...
Japan service sector growth slows to 11-month low in April, PMI shows
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TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) – Japan’s service activity grew at its slowest pace in 11 months in April, as uncertainty...
Japan real wages climb for third month in March, backing case for BOJ rate hike
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TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) – Japan’s real wages rose 1% in March from a year earlier, government data showed on...
Japan may have spent $32 billion in additional yen-buying intervention
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By Atsuko Aoyama and Rocky Swift TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) – Japan may have spent as much as 5.01 trillion...
Japan keeps US close as it signals unlimited yen defence
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By Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) – Japan faces no constraints on how often it can...
Japan to keep intervening to defend 160-per-dollar level, ex-BOJ official says
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By Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) – Japan likely intervened during the Golden Week holidays and will step back...