Japan govt approves $812 bn budget; deficit-halving goal in sight

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 09:30

The 96.34 trillion yen ($812.45 billion) general-account budget draft, the third since Abe swept to power in late 2012, marks a rise from this fiscal year`s initial 95.88 trillion yen.

Japan posts fifth straight current account surplus in November

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 09:29

Japan posted a current account surplus for the fifth consecutive month in November as a weaker yen helped boost repatriated returns on foreign investment, official data showed Tuesday.

Japan manufacturing PMI shows sustained growth in Dec

Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2015, 08:57

Japanese manufacturing activity showed sustained growth in December, a survey showed on Monday, suggesting domestic demand continues to recover after the economy fell into a surprise recession last year.

Abenomics boost for Japan property shrinks back to Tokyo

Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2015, 08:37

In the year to July 1, commercial land prices rose 1.9 percent in Tokyo, and 1.5 percent in Osaka and Nagoya, notching up a second year of gains.

Japan's regional banks face stress test for ultra-low rates

Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2014, 16:41

Japan's financial regulator is running stress tests to see if too much cash in the system is stifling smaller banks' ability to earn, unlike regulatory tests elsewhere that have been designed to see whether lenders had enough capital to cope with financial shocks.

Japan's Abe unleashes stimulus plan to spur growth

Last Updated: Saturday, December 27, 2014, 21:50

Japan's Cabinet approved 3.5 trillion yen (USD 29 billion) in fresh stimulus on Saturday for the ailing economy, pledging to get growth back on track and restore the country's precarious public finances.

Japan inflation slows and output slips, keep BOJ under pressure

Last Updated: Friday, December 26, 2014, 17:26

Japanese annual core consumer inflation slowed for a fourth straight month in November due largely to sliding oil prices, highlighting the challenges the central bank faces in achieving its 2 percent inflation target.

Japan economy key after Abe landslide: Analysts

Last Updated: Monday, December 15, 2014, 10:08

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was getting down to a second consecutive term in office Monday after a thumping election win, with analysts warning he needed to make good on his promise to fix Japan`s economy.

Oil slump drags Asian stocks lower, Tokyo leads losses

Last Updated: Monday, December 15, 2014, 09:01

Asian markets fell Monday as a relentless plunge in oil prices exerted downward pressure, while investors in Japan shrugged off Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s decisive re-election and focussed instead on the faltering economy.

Abe beats economic drum to refrain that 'Japan is back'

Last Updated: Sunday, December 14, 2014, 19:08

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s easy victory in Sunday`s general election marks another chapter in the career of a man who has enjoyed rare individual success in Japan`s consensus-driven politics.

Fitch places Japan credit on Rating Watch Negative

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 19:29

Fitch Ratings on Tuesday placed Japan`s sovereign credit on Rating Watch Negative, warning that the delay in raising consumption tax would put the government`s objective of reducing the national debt at risk.

Nikkei stays near multi-year highs due to optimism over US demand

Last Updated: Friday, December 5, 2014, 09:15

Japanese stocks remained near 7-1/2 year highs on Friday as optimism on the U.S. economy helped investors shrug off a delay to hoped-for eurozone easing.