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  • Monday, 27 March, 2023
    Inside BusinessKana Inagaki
    There are signs wages in Japan are finally on the rise

    Inflation and the risk of employees being poached by rivals are prompting a shift to pay workers more

  • Friday, 24 March, 2023
    Key measure of Japan inflation reaches highest level in 41 years

    Strong ‘core-core’ price reading adds pressure on central bank over monetary policy

  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    Leo Lewis
    Parts of the SVB model would not go amiss in Japan

    A visit by the now failed bank’s executives has lessons for Tokyo but it also highlights the need for change

  • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
    LexSilicon Valley Bank
    Japan banks: US bank woes makes scrapping yield curve control difficult  Premium content

    Analysts have been betting that the policy would end around May — that now looks highly unlikely

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    Kuroda sticks to guns in last BoJ meeting after ‘bazooka’ decade

    Departing governor leaves measures to change ultra-loose policies to successor Kazuo Ueda

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    Sahoko Kaji
    Japan must lose its Showa mentality

    The attitude of my postwar cohort has gripped the country for too long

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    Explainer
    How 3 everyday items tell the story of Japanese inflation

    Rapid price growth of popular products exemplifies challenge for central bankers, bond markets and consumers

  • Friday, 24 February, 2023
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    Personal inflation calculator: what is your inflation rate?

    As the cost of living continues to rise, find out how much inflation could affect your personal finances

  • Friday, 24 February, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    Next BoJ head Kazuo Ueda calls for ‘creative’ monetary policy

    Academic says central bank should sustain easing measures until 2% inflation target in sight

  • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    Japan readies ‘last hope’ measures to stop falling births

    Experts say next 10 years critical as prime minister eyes ‘children first’ society

  • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
    Toyota Motor Corp
    Toyota raises wages in Japan by biggest amount in two decades

    Step by country’s largest carmaker puts pressure on other companies as living costs rise

  • Monday, 20 February, 2023
    Markets InsightBenjamin Shatil
    A shift in fund flows from Japan will be felt around the world

    If policy of yield control is phased out under incoming BoJ head Kazuo Ueda, a flight from foreign markets may accelerate

  • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
    News in-depthBank of Japan
    Bank of Japan gets ‘ideas man’ to chart tricky path from negative rates

    Economist Kazuo Ueda must tackle exit from decades of ultra-loose policy without rattling markets

  • Sunday, 12 February, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    ‘Dark horse’ Kazuo Ueda upsets expectations for next Bank of Japan governor

    Economist unconstrained by political ties seen as back-up choice after few candidates wanted role

  • Friday, 10 February, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    Japan expected to name Kazuo Ueda as next central bank head

    Successor to Haruhiko Kuroda at Bank of Japan set to oversee pivot from ultra-loose monetary policy

  • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
    Simon Edelsten
    Why it’s finally time to take a look at Japan

    Good companies and a rising yen should tempt investors

  • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    IMF warns of market impact of abrupt BoJ policy change

    Fund points to ‘significant upside risks’ to inflation and calls for flexible approach to controlling bond yields

  • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
    News in-depthBank of Japan
    ‘No margin for error’: Bank of Japan’s next chief faces daunting challenge

    Haruhiko Kuroda’s successor must steer economy towards interest rate normalisation

  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
    News in-depthJapanese government bonds
    Bank of Japan eases bond market strains with loans to banks

    Expanded lending package gives central bank a boost in struggle to contain government debt yields

  • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
    Japanese war on deflation
    Japan’s wage watershed raises economic hopes

    Salary increases by big companies offer potential escape from deflation and low growth

  • Friday, 20 January, 2023
    Japan’s core inflation hits 41-year high with central bank under policy pressure

    4% price growth reading comes days after Bank of Japan stood by yield curve controls

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The Bank of Japan’s policy predicament

    Kuroda, or his successor, must solve challenges around yield curve control

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    Leo Lewis
    Japan is going to have to start culling its zombies sooner or later

    Maintaining ultra-loose monetary policy for now merely defers the euthanasia of persistently unprofitable companies

  • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    Bond traders set to test BoJ ahead of key policy decision

    Expectation grows among investors that Haruhiko Kuroda could scrap yield curve control measures

  • Friday, 13 January, 2023
    The Top LineLeo Lewis
    Japan’s ‘widow-maker’ trade has finally come good

    The BoJ’s shifting monetary policy could presage a regime shift for the global economy

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