EconomyFeaturedJapan’s budget demands hit record high as the country fights debt concernsIFM CorrespondentSeptember 6, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentSeptember 6, 2024 Minister Kono Taro called the current fiscal situation an 'emergency situation' and stated that Japan needs to restore fiscal discipline... Read more
EconomyFeaturedHere is what BOJ has to say on Yen’s impact on Japan economyIFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2024 The BOJ has been deeply involved in the bond market up till very recently and our presence remains very large... Read more
FeaturedMarketsIF Insights: Investors bullish as Japan’s Nikkei registers massive peaksIFM CorrespondentFebruary 29, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentFebruary 29, 2024 London Stock Exchange data showed that one-third of Nikkei 225 companies trade below book value, compared to 3% for the S&P 500... Read more
EconomyMagazineDebating Japan’s brilliant reboundIFM CorrespondentDecember 29, 2023January 8, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentDecember 29, 2023January 8, 2024 Foreign visitors to Japan increased by more than 1,600% from COVID-affected levels a year earlier, amounting to roughly 2.1 million in June 2023... Read more
EconomyMagazineEconomy 2023: Asian giants walk a tightropeIFM CorrespondentApril 20, 2023April 20, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentApril 20, 2023April 20, 2023 IMF has predicted a strong rebound for COVID-hit Chinese economy in 2023, with industrial mobility and activities picking up the pace... Read more
EconomyFeaturedWeak Yen to hurt Japan in the long run?WebAdminNovember 14, 2022November 11, 2022 by WebAdminNovember 14, 2022November 11, 2022 Japan is known for its government control to limit consumer goods and services price volatilities... Read more
EconomyFeaturedWhat is ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe’s ‘Abenomics’IFM CorrespondentJuly 12, 2022July 12, 2022 by IFM CorrespondentJuly 12, 2022July 12, 2022 Slain Japan PM Shinzo Abe in one of his speeches in 2016 said, that we should look toward the future, instead of worrying about the present.... Read more
EconomyFeaturedTokyo consumer prices rise at the fastest pace in seven yearsIFM CorrespondentMay 9, 2022May 9, 2022 by IFM CorrespondentMay 9, 2022May 9, 2022 The increase in the Tokyo core consumer price index (CPI) was quicker than the median market prediction of 1.8%.... Read more
EconomyFeaturedCOVID-19 vaccination programme to spur economic boost: BOJWebAdminMay 6, 2021 by WebAdminMay 6, 2021 Japan is yet to decide whether it wants to extend its state of emergency... Read more
EconomyFeaturedJapan’s parliament approves the world’s largest free trade dealWebAdminApril 29, 2021 by WebAdminApril 29, 2021 RCEP will boost Japan’s GDP by 2.7% and create around 570,000 jobs... Read more