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Abe: U.S., Japan Close to TPP Trade Deal
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U.S. negotiations with Japan for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)
04/21/2015
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Abe: U.S., Japan Close to TPP Trade Deal
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The Bank of Japan, Japan's central bank, under Haruhiko Kuroda in 2013-2016
02/22/2013
The yen weakens to 94.77 yen to the dollar on Feb 25, 2013 after the announcement of the appointment of Kuroda to head the central bank by prime minister Abe. Kuroda sets a two year time frame to achieve the 2% inflation target. He has experience in monetary and currency policy as he was head of the currency policy department at the finance ministry in the early 2000's, and has published a book about the failure and success of monetary and fiscal policy. For 2 years Kuroda lectured at Hitoshibashi University, before becoming head of the Asian Development Bank. Kuroda brings the kind of experience and caliber that Bernanke, Draghi and King bring to the central banks of the U.S., Europe and the UK.
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Target Is 'Flexible,' Says Japan Bank Chief
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Japan Official Cites Fundamentals in Yen's Drop
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G-20 Backs Japan on Yen Policies
Wall Street Journal 04/20/2013
OECD Welcomes BOJ Inflation Target, Easing
Wall Street Journal 04/23/2013
BOJ Price Forecast Falls Short of Target
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Akio Toyoda of Toyota Motor and Japan's prime minister Abe- "we are of one mind in fighting deflation"
02/20/2015
Toyota Motor is not asking for price concessions from suppliers in fall 2014 and is likely to do the same in spring 2015, so that suppliers can raise wages for the estimated 1.35 million employees at Toyota suppliers in Japan. Toyota Motor CEO, Akio Toyoda, also a grandson of a Japanese leader like prime minister Abe, says "we are of one mind in fighting deflation." Toyota has benefitted from the yen at 110 to the dollar which increases revenue and profit from exports. Both Abe and Toyoda carry a large responsibility as Japan fights off the effects of deflation, and the effects of an increase in the consumption tax on consumers.
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Abe and Toyoda: Marriage of Mutual Need
Wall Street Journal 02/20/2015
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Japan’s Businesses Respond to Abe’s Push for Higher Wages
New York Times 03/18/2015
Abe: U.S., Japan Close to TPP Trade Deal
Wall Street Journal 04/21/2015
Japan Embodies a Global Mystery: Where Are the Raises?
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Errors made- US and Japanese economy comparisons for a lost decade.
02/13/2009
Japan's economy suffered badly after a flood of credit and bad loans, resulting in deflation and a lost decade. The comparison with what the US faces now.
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Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
New York Times 06/09/2013
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New York Times 02/13/2009
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New York Times 02/13/2009
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Abe: U.S., Japan Close to TPP Trade Deal
Wall Street Journal 04/21/2015
Japan's economy- 2011-2015
04/23/2011
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Pro-Inflation Policies Show Signs of Helping the Japanese Economy
New York Times 05/09/2013
Japan Posts Surge in Economic Growth
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Japanâs Economy Growing at 3.5% Annualized Rate
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Japanese Economic Data Give Abe a Lift
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Japan's Economy Shows Renewed Strength
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Japan’s Growth Slows, Raising Concerns About Obstacles That Lie Ahead
New York Times 02/16/2014
Bank of Japan chief Kuroda's interview with foreign media, April 11, 2013, on flexible handling of policy to reach 2% inflation target
04/12/2013
Kuroda tells foreign media in an interview the BOJ will be watchful and vigilant that the new monetary policy does not create asset bubbles. BOJ will adjust policies accordingly and be flexible if this is happening. In that case it wil give more time to get to the inflaton target of 2%.
Grouped Articles
Target Is 'Flexible,' Says Japan Bank Chief
Wall Street Journal 04/12/2013
G-20 Backs Japan on Yen Policies
Wall Street Journal 04/20/2013
OECD Welcomes BOJ Inflation Target, Easing
Wall Street Journal 04/23/2013
BOJ Price Forecast Falls Short of Target
Wall Street Journal 04/28/2013
Bank of Japan's Inflation Game Going Into Extra Innings
Wall Street Journal 04/26/2013
Loud and Clear on Japanese Easing
Wall Street Journal 02/19/2014
Deflation fighting efforts by the Abe administration in Japan 2013-2014
12/27/2011
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Pro-Inflation Policies Show Signs of Helping the Japanese Economy
New York Times 05/09/2013
New York Times 05/23/2013
Tokyo's Move to Raise Tax Hits Snag
Wall Street Journal 12/27/2011
Japanese Prices Rise, Signaling Rebound
Wall Street Journal 07/26/2013
Japan Says 'Sayonara' to Deflation Worries
Wall Street Journal 12/26/2013
Japan Official Cites Fundamentals in Yen's Drop
Wall Street Journal 04/12/2013
Support for Japan's Abe government and the Bank of Japan's policy to fight deflation
05/12/2011
The IMF's Lagarde calls Japan's policy "sound," and U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Bernanke says he supports countries looking at domestic economies when conducting monetary policy. The overall effect would be to help the global economy through a better performing domestic economy, says Bernanke. Gaining support in the global community for Japan's moves to reduce the value of the yen is important for the Abe administration and Japanese finance minister Taro Aso. These views were expressed at the G-20 meeting in Moscow in Feb. 2013.
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Wall Street Journal 04/18/2013
Japan Official Cites Fundamentals in Yen's Drop
Wall Street Journal 04/12/2013
G-20 Backs Japan on Yen Policies
Wall Street Journal 04/20/2013
OECD Welcomes BOJ Inflation Target, Easing
Wall Street Journal 04/23/2013
Pro-Inflation Policies Show Signs of Helping the Japanese Economy
New York Times 05/09/2013
New York Times 05/23/2013
2015 wage negotiations in Japan between business and labor and the support from prime minister Abe and BOJ chief Kuroda for higher wages
01/22/2015
The Japanese trade union confederation seeks wage increases of 4% for 2015. The Business Federation tell companies to offer wage increases over 2.3% for 2015. Unusual for a market economy both prime minster Abe and BOJ chief Kuroda tell companies to raise wages. Kuroda says price movement can happen by raising wages.
Grouped Articles
Japan Government Presses Companies to Raise Wages
Wall Street Journal 01/22/2015
Abenomics Pays It Forward for Japanese Workers
Wall Street Journal 03/19/2015
Japan’s Businesses Respond to Abe’s Push for Higher Wages
New York Times 03/18/2015
Abe: U.S., Japan Close to TPP Trade Deal
Wall Street Journal 04/21/2015
Japan Embodies a Global Mystery: Where Are the Raises?
WSJ 06/06/2017
Tightening labor markets and wages in Japan in 2015
12/16/2014
Lower oil prices are expected to reduce the oil import bill by 10.6 trillion yen for 2015, and add to Japanese consumers purchasing power. Analysts say tightening labor markets are expected in 2015 as the Japanese economy recovers. Japanese companies have about $2.65 trillion in cash reserves but were cautious in raising wages in 2013-2014. Toyota says it is natural for the company to contribute to higher wages as its profits improve and will take a sincere interest in 2015 wage negotiations. Real wages were up for only 4 months of prime minister Abe's first term in 2013-2014, as wages cannot keep up with price increases.
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Japan’s Abe Vows to Push for Wage Increases
Wall Street Journal 12/16/2014
Japan Government Presses Companies to Raise Wages
Wall Street Journal 01/22/2015
Japan’s Economy Expands, but Less Than Expected
New York Times 02/15/2015
Abe and Toyoda: Marriage of Mutual Need
Wall Street Journal 02/20/2015
Abenomics Pays It Forward for Japanese Workers
Wall Street Journal 03/19/2015
Japan’s Businesses Respond to Abe’s Push for Higher Wages
New York Times 03/18/2015
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