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Tetsushi Kajimoto

Tetsushi Kajimoto

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Japanese pay hikes must exceed last year's, Rengo union head says

Japanese annual pay increases this year must exceed the 5.1% secured last year because real wages continue to fall, the head of the Rengo trade

Japanese pay hikes must exceed last year's, Rengo union head says
Asia|Economy|Finance

Japan's yen still perceived as safe-haven asset - MOF's Kanda

Japan's top financial diplomat said on Monday the yen was still perceived as a safe haven asset like the Swiss franc and U.S. dollar despite

Japan's yen still perceived as safe-haven asset - MOF's Kanda
Asia|Economy|MidEast|News|World

Japan exports rise for the first time in three months

Japan's exports grew for the first time in three months in September, amid signs of resilience in overseas markets, but a worsening conflict in the Middle East

Japan exports rise for the first time in three months
Asia|News|Technology|US|World

US, Japan, S.Korea defence chiefs to share North Korea missile data in Dec

Defence chiefs from South Korea, Japan and the United States have agreed to start as planned a real-time data sharing scheme on North

US, Japan, S.Korea defence chiefs to share North Korea missile data in Dec
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|News

Japan's export growth slows as global downturn risks loom

Japanese exports grew for a second straight month in October but at a sharply slower pace due to slumping China-bound shipments of chips and steel, as weakening

Japan's export growth slows as global downturn risks loom
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Japan's exports rise as demand in major markets improves

Japan's exports grew for a third straight month in February demand improved in the U.S., China and the European Union, offering some hope for policymakers

Japan's exports rise as demand in major markets improves
Economy

Yen surges on suspected intervention, 160 seen as key level

The yen surged against the dollar in early Asian hours on Thursday on what traders suspected was another

Yen surges on suspected intervention, 160 seen as key level
Asia|Economy|Finance|News

What are Japan's tactics based on latest suspected yen intervention?

The yen surged against the dollar on what traders suspect was another round of intervention by Japanese authorities to stem the currency's sharp

What are Japan's tactics based on latest suspected yen intervention?
Asia|Economy|News|World

Japan's consumer spending extends declines, clouding outlook for BOJ rate hikes

Japan's consumer spending fell for the 13th straight month in March, creating challenges for policymakers who are seeking to drive stronger

Japan's consumer spending extends declines, clouding outlook for BOJ rate hikes
Asia|Economy|News

Japan economy expected to shrink in Q1 due to weak consumption

Japan's economy likely contracted an annualised 1.5% in the January-March quarter as all key drivers of growth slumped due to an uncertain outlook, a Reuters poll

Japan economy expected to shrink in Q1 due to weak consumption
Economy|Finance|News

Japan's economy skids, clouding BOJ's rate hike plans

Japan's economy fell faster than expected in the first quarter as the weak yen continued to batter consumers, throwing a fresh challenge to

Japan's economy skids, clouding BOJ's rate hike plans
Asia|Economy|Finance

Japan inflation likely slowed again, may ease cost pressure - Reuters poll

Japan's core consumer inflation probably slowed for a second straight month in April from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 18 economists showed on Friday,

Japan inflation likely slowed again, may ease cost pressure - Reuters poll
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|News

Japan's exports pick up on weak yen but business mood stalls

Japan's exports rose for a fifth straight month in April, helped by a boost in value from the weak yen, government data showed on Wednesday, but shipment volumes

Japan's exports pick up on weak yen but business mood stalls
Business|Economy|Finance|News

Japanese business confidence weighed down by weak yen, price pressures - Reuters poll

Japanese business morale held steady in May, but manufacturers and service-sector firms complained that inflationary pressures driven by the weak yen were

Japanese business confidence weighed down by weak yen, price pressures - Reuters poll
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

Japan factory output seen up, inflation complicates BOJ exit - Reuters poll

Japanese factory output likely grew for a second straight month in April while retail sales picked up, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, highlighting budding

Japan factory output seen up, inflation complicates BOJ exit - Reuters poll
Asia|Business|Economy|News

Japan upgrades factory output view in monthly report

Japan's government upgraded its assessment of factory output for the first time in a year, saying in its monthly economic report that it showed signs of picking

Japan upgrades factory output view in monthly report
Business|Economy|Finance

Yen weakness persists despite Tokyo's $62 billion intervention

Japanese authorities spent 9.79 trillion yen ($62.23 billion)intervening in the foreign exchange market to support the yen over the past month, in moves that kept

Yen weakness persists despite Tokyo's $62 billion intervention
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

Japan's revised Q1 GDP seen falling less than first reported on capex upgrade - Reuters poll

The Japanese economy likely contracted at a slightly slower pace than initially reported in January-March due to upgrades to capital spending figures, a Reuters

Japan's revised Q1 GDP seen falling less than first reported on capex upgrade - Reuters poll
Asia|Finance|News

Japan's Q1 GDP fell less than first reported on revised capex

Japan's economy contracted less than initially reported in January-March on upward revisions to capital spending and inventory data, lending

Japan's Q1 GDP fell less than first reported on revised capex
Asia|Economy|News

Japan warns prolonged high U.S., Europe interest rates

Japan's government said on Thursday its economy was gradually recovering, but warned in its monthly report that high interest rates in the United States and

Japan warns prolonged high U.S., Europe interest rates
Asia|Economy|Finance|News

Japan's thrifty households to drag on recovery prospects: Reuters poll

Growth in Japanese household spending probably slowed to a crawl in May, data will show next week, underscoring weak private consumption which could hamper a

Japan's thrifty households to drag on recovery prospects: Reuters poll
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|News

Japan core machinery orders down in April but seen firming up ahead

Japan's core machinery orders fell in April for the first time in three months, government data showed on Monday, due to a pullback from the prior month's big

Japan core machinery orders down in April but seen firming up ahead
Economy|Finance

Japan core inflation set to accelerate, keeping BOJ on track for more rate hikes

Japan's nationwide core consumer inflation likely accelerated to 2.6% year-on-year in May from 2.2% in the previous month, a Reuters poll of 18 economists showed

Japan core inflation set to accelerate, keeping BOJ on track for more rate hikes
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

Japan's weak yen lifts exports, but falling volume highlights soft demand

Japan's weak yen sharply boosted the value of exports in May but the volume of sales shrank for the fourth consecutive month, highlighting

Japan's weak yen lifts exports, but falling volume highlights soft demand
Business|Economy|Finance

Japan manufacturers less confident as high material costs bite: Reuters poll

Japanese manufacturers are markedly less confident about business than three months ago due to higher materials costs, the Reuters Tankan poll for June showed,

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