Takayuki Kobayashi said in a television program on Sunday that Japan should work on making its economic structure self-reliant, advocating for breaking away from dependence on China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/japan/politics/japans-economic-independence-from-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takayukikobayashi #chinajapanrelations #japaneseeconomy #chineseeconomy #trade #ldp #sanaetakaichi #taiwan

Currency forecasts are unreliable, as the yen’s recent weakness highlights the limits of intervention and the influence of narratives over economic fundamentals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/28/japan/big-myth-about-weak-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #yen #dollar #forex #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #timothygeithner

Tokyo inflation beats forecast, keeping BOJ on rate hike path

Tokyo’s inflation held steady in November and industrial output unexpectedly rose, keeping the Bank of Japan on track to consider an interest rate hike in December or January. Consumer prices excluding fresh food in the capital advanced 2.8% th…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1420785/tokyo-inflation-beats-forecast-keeping-boj-on-rate-hike-path/ Tokyo inflation beats forecast, keeping BOJ on rate hike path #boj #EconomicIndicators #inflation #JapaneseEconomy #news #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 Tokyo’s inflation held steady in November and industrial output unexpectedly rose, keeping the Bank of Japan on track to consider an interest rate hike in December or January. Consumer prices excluding fresh food in the capital advanced 2.8% this month from a year earlier, the internal affairs min

Market participants are increasingly speculating that the Bank of Japan could raise its policy interest rate in December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/29/economy/boj-senior-officials-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #yen #japaneseeconomy #boj

The Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, adopted a plan to demand a pay increase of 5% or more in annual spring wage negotiations next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/economy/rengo-wage-hike-shunto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #rengo #wages #shunto #inflation #japaneseeconomy #jobs #unions

Japan plans to increase its issuance of short-term debt to help finance Sanae Takaichi’s economic package, a move that comes as markets grow uneasy about fiscal discipline and upward pressure on super-long yields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/economy/extra-budget-bond-issues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #budgets #bonds #sanaetakaichi #financeministry

Prices are slated to rise in Japan in December for 217 food and beverage products from 195 major Japanese makers, Teikoku Databank has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/economy/food-products-price-rise-december/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #food #japaneseeconomy #snacks #surveys

Prices of 217 food products to rise in Japan in December

Prices are slated to rise in Japan in December for 217 food and beverage products from 195 major Japanese makers, Teikoku Databank said Friday. Prices will rise for products such as chocolate snacks and miso. The monthly number of items subject to price incr…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1420013/prices-of-217-food-products-to-rise-in-japan-in-december/ Prices of 217 food products to rise in Japan in December #food #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseEconomy #JapaneseNews #news #snacks #surveys Prices are slated to rise in Japan in December for 217 food and beverage products from 195 major Japanese makers, Teikoku Databank said Friday. Prices will rise for products such as chocolate snacks and miso. The monthly number of items subject to price increases will nearly double from a year before

Tokyo’s inflation held steady in November, keeping the Bank of Japan on track for an interest rate hike in the coming months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/economy/tokyo-inflation-steady-november/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tokyo #inflation #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government plans to issue more new bonds to fund its economic package than the corresponding amount last year, as concerns smolder over the nation’s public finances and rising yields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/75b-new-bonds-stimulus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #japaneseeconomy

Japan’s 2026 budget should take inflation into account, private-sector advisers tell the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/economy/panel-budget-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #taxes #cabinet #inflation #budgets

The market value of the Bank of Japan’s holdings of exchange-traded funds reached a record high at the end of September, according to its first financial statement since deciding to start offloading the assets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/boj-gains-from-etf-holdings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #boj #etf #stocks #japaneseeconomy

Takaichi hints that Taiwan remarks were off the cuff

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday hinted in parliament that she didn’t initially intend to refer to a…
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The government left its basic view on the domestic economy unchanged for the second consecutive month, in a monthly report released Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/26/economy/basic-economic-assessment-unchanged/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy

Sanae Takaichi has hinted in parliament that she didn’t initially intend to refer to a specific case that Japan could consider a “survival-threatening situation,” potentially allowing it to deploy its military. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/politics/party-leaders-diet-debate-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #sanaetakaichi #yoshihikonoda #ldp #cdp #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #japaneseeconomy #nuclearweapons

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi unveiled last week a large round of extra spending. Now she faces the question of how to fund it without adding to market nervousness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/26/economy/japan-funding-stimulus-package/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #taxes #bonds #japaneseeconomy #financeministry #budgets

Early signs regarding Japan's annual wage negotiations for next year indicate another round of pay hikes despite profit pressure from U.S. tariffs, reinforcing the case for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/24/economy/japan-pay-hike-signs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #wages #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation

Takaichi faces market tests from yen to stocks and bonds

Markets have lost their enthusiasm for Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with about $127 billion wiped off the value of Tokyo-listed stocks over the past week and sharp declines in the yen and government bonds. While consumers h…
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