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    • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
      Interview
      Japan has ‘once-in-lifetime’ chance to end deflation, says departing BoJ official

      Outspoken reflationist Goushi Kataoka backs bold easing measures to capitalise on rising prices globally

    • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
      LexJapanese business & finance
      Japanese food: rising prices threaten to eat into margins  Premium content

      The yen’s sharp depreciation has pushed up the cost of imports and logistics

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      Inside BusinessKana Inagaki
      Is ‘Made in Japan’ back with the weaker yen?

      A tight labour market and rise of production outside the country by companies may limit ‘reshoring’ of jobs

    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
      Haruhiko Kuroda
      BoJ’s Kuroda forced to retract claim consumers tolerant of price rises

      Central bank governor tells FT conference impact on yen of rising US rates likely to ease

    • Friday, 20 May, 2022
      Japanese economy
      ‘Different from the US’: why Japan does not worry about inflation

      After decades of stagnation, workers no longer demand higher wages and companies do not pass on price rises

    • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
      News in-depthJapanese economy
      Corporate Japan wary of the sliding yen

      Higher energy and materials costs outweigh benefit of weak currency even for big exporters

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      Markets InsightZach Pandl
      The yen: a cheap haven for uncertain times

      Japanese currency will find support at a time of rising global recession risks and structural threats to the dollar

    • Monday, 2 May, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Yen weakness is an opportunity, not a threat, for Japan

      For the central bank to raise interest rates would be a mistake

    • Tuesday, 26 October, 2021
      LexContainer shipping
      Japan shippers: freight rate rises leave stocks high and dry Premium content

      Shares that raced ahead like speed boats now look as if they are coasting

    • Sunday, 24 October, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Fumio Kishida should keep the best of Abenomics

      New Japanese prime minister needs to turn his sunny vision into a practical plan

    • Friday, 19 March, 2021
      Bank of Japan edges away from massive monetary stimulus

      Central bank opts for discretionary policy and scraps target for equity purchases

    • Tuesday, 16 March, 2021
      News in-depth
      Bank of Japan wrestles with never-ending stimulus

      Policy review may pave the way for greater variability in bond and equity purchases

    • Monday, 8 March, 2021
      Japanese economy
      Japan maintains monetary easing but prepares ground for ‘nimble response’

      Masayoshi Amamiya’s comments suggest financial centre’s hopes will be dashed

    • Friday, 18 December, 2020
      BoJ launches policy review after Covid dashes inflation hopes

      Japan’s central bank extends pandemic loan schemes by 6 months to September 2021

    • Tuesday, 24 November, 2020
      Adam Posen
      Lessons from Japan: High-income countries have common problems

      There was just one lost decade of low growth and low inflation — when policy turned round so did the economy

    • Sunday, 18 October, 2020
      Gavyn Davies
      Japan’s Suga inherits an economy stabilised by Abenomics

      The country is no longer such an obvious outlier among its peers

    • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
      Japanese economy
      Post-Covid economic bounce fails to take off in Japan

      Recovery in business confidence is slower than expected, according to Tankan survey

    • Tuesday, 1 September, 2020
      Robin Harding
      Six Abenomics lessons for a world struggling with ‘Japanification’

      Shinzo Abe’s three arrows programme has valuable insights into what to do and not do

    • Friday, 28 August, 2020
      LexShinzo Abe
      Shinzo Abe/inflation: priced to go Premium content

      Instead of worrying what will become of Abenomics, it would be better to ask what it has done

    • Wednesday, 15 July, 2020
      Japanese economy
      Bank of Japan cuts forecasts but keeps interest rates on hold

      Central bank warns the country’s economy has been in an ‘extremely severe situation’

    • Tuesday, 16 June, 2020
      Japanese economy
      Bank of Japan pledges $1tn in coronavirus loans

      Central bank keeps monetary policy on hold and signals no rise in rates before 2023

    • Monday, 27 April, 2020
      Bank of Japan
      Bank of Japan steps up stimulus with bond-buying pledge

      Central bank to buy unlimited amount of government bonds and keep interest rates low

    • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Japan’s problem is not enough Abenomics

      Raising the consumption tax has undermined fiscal stimulus

    • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
      News in-depthJapanese economy
      Abenomics on trial as Japan teeters on brink of recession

      Seven years on there is little to show for Shinzo Abe’s ‘three arrows’ of fiscal stimulus

    • Monday, 17 February, 2020
      Japanese economy
      Japan on course for technical recession, economists warn

      Coronavirus impact looms as GDP shrinks at 6.3% rate after consumption tax rise

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