Japan on high nuclear alert

aljazeera 13-MAR-11

Japan steps in to weaken the yen for first time in six years

independent 16-SEP-10

Japan acts to weaken surging yen

guardian 15-SEP-10

Japan GDP slumps behind China in Q2 economy figures

dailymail 16-AUG-10

Asian shares follow Wall Street higher

ft 29-SEP-09

Troubled times bring banking alliance

ft 01-JUL-09

Japan’s urgent action staves off credit crisis

ft 10-JUN-09

Japan’s economy shrinks record 4%

ft 20-MAY-09

Lex: Japan Tobacco

ft 01-MAY-09

Japan reports rare trade deficit

bbc 23-APR-09

Urgent need to switch off losses

ft 22-FEB-09

Public support plummets for PM Aso

ft 15-FEB-09

Tokyo in rescue plan for companies

ft 29-JAN-09

Japan sets aside $16.9bn for companies

ft 27-JAN-09

China’s economy slows sharply as crisis bites

ft 22-JAN-09

Japan suffers record fall in output

ft 26-DEC-08

Bank of Japan cuts interest rates

ft 31-OCT-08

Japan logs trade deficit as exports slow

ft 25-SEP-08

Koike joins Japan leadership race

channel4news 08-SEP-08

Japan in emergency bid to aid economy

ft 30-AUG-08

Japan plans US$91.36bn stimulus package

ft 29-AUG-08

Woman gives birth to her grandchild

channel4news 21-AUG-08

World View: Toyota looks at helping Japan Inc take to the skies

ft 05-MAR-08

Bank of Japan holds fire after Fed interest rate cut

ChinaPost 20-SEP-07

Japan GDP grows 0.6 percent

cnn 17-MAY-07

The BoJ raises rates

ft 21-FEB-07

Bank of Japan keeps benchmark interest rates steady

IHT 18-JAN-07

Exports underpin stronger Japan

RSS 25-OCT-06

Abe wins MPs' vote to become Japan's new PM

guardian 27-SEP-06

Japan’s new prime minister

ft 20-SEP-06

WP: Abe gives Japan vision of pride

newsweek 19-SEP-06

BoJ discloses personal wealth of Fukui

ft 27-JUN-06

Japan CPI rises for the sixth month

ft 26-MAY-06

Bank of Japan is poised to act at first hint of inflation

ft 02-MAY-06

Bank of Japan meets on deflation

bbc 08-MAR-06

Country profile: Japan

bbc 23-FEB-06

World Bank seeks $1.5 billion to stop bird flu

newsweek 16-JAN-06

Teacher held over Japan stabbing

bbc 10-DEC-05

Tokyo shares slip on profit-taking

ft 05-OCT-05

'Tankan' up slightly amid worries over oil

japantimes 04-OCT-05

Upbeat Japan sees economy pick up

bbc 30-SEP-05

Koizumi's mandate for reform

ft 13-SEP-05

Koizumi romps back to power

thetimes 12-SEP-05

Koike takes on Kobayashi as LDP hits postal rebels

japantimes 11-AUG-05

Support for Japan PM rises ahead of election

khaleejtimes 10-AUG-05

China's naval exploits trouble Japan

taipeitimes 03-AUG-05

Commentary: Lack of political vision is eroding Japan's influence

IHT 02-JUN-05

Earthquake rocks southern Japan

euronews 20-MAR-05

Nikkei Seen Range-Bound, Capped by Yen

reuters 29-NOV-04

All-out war for UFJ a moment of truth TYPE=NEWSHEADLINE ID=1734605>

bday 25-OCT-04

Jobless rate logs biggest increase in six years

japantimes 28-AUG-04

Economic growth stalls in US

TheAustralian 27-AUG-04

Japanese banks in landmark merger talks

ft 14-JUL-04

Yen Up on Stronger-Than-Expected 'Tankan'

reuters 01-JUL-04

Triumphant yen deflects deflation niggles

ft 27-JUN-04

Commentary: Bill Murray's gift to the Japanese economy

IHT 16-JUN-04

Dollar Rises on Strong U.S. Jobs Report

reuters 05-APR-04

[ noted]: the fragile economic cycle is not in a position to withstand significant disruption,

economictimes 13-MAR-11

[ said]: Despite the scale of the disaster, it is hard to find much evidence in the macroeconomic data of the effects of the Kobe earthquake,

reuters 13-MAR-11

[ noted]: There are two basic economics-related concerns,

channelnewsasia 12-MAR-11

[ noted]: The next couple of quarters are likely to be tough for Japan, as expiring incentives for purchases of consumer durables hurt demand,

btimescom 08-DEC-10

[ said]: a tremendous recovery in the past 18 months,

news 29-SEP-10

[ said]: It is far less clear that intervention will be effective in a world of zero interest rates and excess liquidity, but we think that it still makes sense for Japan to take action to try to arrest yen strength,

reuters 15-SEP-10

[ said]: Japan is an outlier in Asia, as it has had a much moresubdued recovery from the trough in early 2009, and it stillhas a lot of excess capacity, and is suffering from deflation,

irishsun 15-SEP-10

[ said]: It is far less clear that intervention will be effective in a world of zero interest rates and excess liquidity, but we think it still makes sense for Japan to try to arrest yen strength,

thetimes 15-SEP-10

[ said]: Japan is an outlier in Asia, as it has had a much more subdued recovery from the trough in early 2009, and it still has a lot of excess capacity, and is suffering from deflation,

economictimes 15-SEP-10

[-said]: We need to pay attention to how this may affect the rebound given that domestic demand is weak.

irishsun 23-JUL-10

[ said]: The pace of recovery in Japan has been more subdued than elsewhere and the domestic economy is still struggling. It’s not as bad as a year ago but you can understand why companies exposed to this may be less positive than others,

thestar 18-JUN-10

[ said]: There’s been a lot of market concern over Greece, but if you look at Asian economic activity, that’s happened without Europe,

thestar 18-JUN-10

[ noted]: Public finances are in trouble and continued deflation makes stabilisation all the harder,

AsiaOne 19-MAY-10

[ said]: What they should be doing is redressing the protection and security of the permanent workers, making it easier to change jobs, improving pension mobility, and making the differences (between regular and non-regular workers) narrower,

thetimes 22-APR-10

[-says]: The tolerance of deflation is extremely unorthodox. The United States for example will take extreme measures to avoid going into the deflation hole. The problem with tolerating it is, you wake up one day and feel the need to do something about it. Japan is in such a deep hole, that a little bit of fiddling around the edges, such as what the Bank of Japan is doing, is not going to make that much of a difference.

asiatimes 06-APR-10

[ says]: Deflation everywhere else is a monetary phenomenon, but Japan sees itself as unique, because deflation is due to deregulation,

asiatimes 06-APR-10

[ says]: Deflation corrodes the health of your economy long term,

asiatimes 06-APR-10

[ said]: There has been this concern that exports go up, and nothing else happens,

news 01-APR-10