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Japan and India Pledge to Strengthen Ties as China Rises
September 2nd, 2014
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged an upgrade of economic and security ties with India, saying Japan would double investment and expand defence cooperation amid concerns about China’s growing influence in the region. Abe and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi ...
Japan wage growth surges in July
September 2nd, 2014
Japanese wages unexpectedly logged their strongest increase since 1997, providing a boost to the government’s battle against deflation. Labour cash earnings rose by 2.6% in July compared to a year ago, beating forecasts of a slowdown to 0.9%. “With ...
Goldman Sachs a final bidder for $1.6 billion Tokyo building
August 13th, 2014
A Goldman Sachs Group Inc unit is a final bidder for a Tokyo office tower in a deal that could fetch about 165 billion yen ($1.6 billion), said people familiar with the deal, which could be the biggest office ...
Japan Expands Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine
August 6th, 2014
Japan on Tuesday slapped new sanctions on Russia over its backing of separatist insurgents in eastern Ukraine, adding 40 individuals and two Crimean companies to its blacklist, news reports said. The sanctions went into force immediately after they were ...
Japan upgrades economic outlook
July 17th, 2014
Japan upgraded its overall assessment of the economy in July for the first time in six months as consumers reopened their wallets following an initial pullback in spending in the wake of a sales tax increase. In its monthly ...
Japan Leads Global Volatility Decline to Seven-Year Low
July 15th, 2014
Across global stock markets, nowhere is calm descending faster than in Japan. The Nikkei Stock Average Volatility Index, which tracks the cost of options on the Nikkei 225 (NKY) Stock Average, tumbled 33 percent this year to 15.3 yesterday, ...
Australia, Japan sign defense and trade deals
July 8th, 2014
On Tuesday, Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe met with his Australian counterpart to sign agreements aiming to boost defense and trade ties between the countries. The defense deal, which involves the transfer of military equipment and technology, comes a ...
Japan reveals plans to cut corporate tax to below 30%
June 24th, 2014
Japan has unveiled plans to cut the country’s corporate tax to below 30% in several stages starting next year. The move is part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plan to revive the economy, a pledge made when he took ...
Japanese Corporate Tax Cut Increasingly Likely
June 6th, 2014
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plan to reduce Japan’s corporate tax rate in the 2015 fiscal year has been agreed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) tax panel, providing the Government can find funding to cover the consequent ...
Japan faces inflation growth
May 30th, 2014
The Japanese government said Friday that Japan’s consumer prices rose 3.2 percent from a year earlier in April to the highest level since 1991, largely due to a sales tax increase that is expected to dent growth this quarter. Other ...
