Japanese economy

Thursday, 20 February, 2020

Tuesday, 18 February, 2020

The FT ViewThe editorial board

Japan’s problem is not enough Abenomics

Raising the consumption tax has undermined fiscal stimulus

Tuesday, 18 February, 2020

Analysis

Abenomics on trial as Japan teeters on brink of recession

Seven years on there is little to show for Shinzo Abe’s ‘three arrows’ of fiscal stimulus

Monday, 17 February, 2020

Japan on course for technical recession, economists warn

Coronavirus impact looms as GDP shrinks at 6.3% rate after consumption tax rise

Thursday, 6 February, 2020

AnalysisFT Alphaville

How Japan has coped with Japanification

Japan has means of surviving years of sluggish growth that the US lacks.

Tuesday, 28 January, 2020

Bank of Japan

Abe nominates dovish economist to Bank of Japan

Move signals government’s commitment to massive monetary easing

Tuesday, 21 January, 2020

ExplainerCharts that Matter

A vital prop is wobbling for Japan’s stock market

Last year BoJ fell well short of its targeted ¥6tn of exchange-traded fund purchases

Thursday, 2 January, 2020

FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen

Beirut Ghosn escape, Google cancer AI, Japan labour

Lebanon pressed for Carlos Ghosn’s return one week before the former Nissan chairman escaped Japan

Friday, 27 December, 2019

Ageing Populations

Ageing Japan set to cross critical demographic line

Population will soon be shrinking by one person every minute, according to forecast

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Thursday, 26 December, 2019

Japan’s women say #KuToo and ditch high heels

Workers more likely to speak out on bullying and overwork as labour shortages bite

Monday, 23 December, 2019

Leo Lewis

Japan is wondering if the Olympics are really worth it

The government will have to persuade the populace of the games’ lasting value

Friday, 20 December, 2019

Asia maritime tensions

Japan to raise military spending to new record

Investment in air defence to counter perceived threat from China and North Korea

Thursday, 19 December, 2019

Bank of Japan

Japan acts to avert ETF market liquidity squeeze

Loan facility to give brokers access to portion of central bank’s $256bn holdings for up to a year

Sunday, 15 December, 2019

ExplainerMarket Questions

What next for UK markets?

Financial Times reporters look ahead to the week in markets

Friday, 13 December, 2019

Japanese business sentiment sours for fourth straight quarter

Confidence among large manufacturers suffers longest slide since 2008-09

Tuesday, 10 December, 2019

Market Forces

Gauging the switch from monetary to fiscal stimulus Premium

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets

Monday, 9 December, 2019

Japan economy grows faster but slowdown fears loom

Growth rate figures revised up from 0.2% to 1.8% after strong business investment

Friday, 6 December, 2019

AnalysisGlobal Insight

Abe’s stimulus brings back ‘bridges to nowhere’ spectre in Japan

While borrowing is easy, finding good ways to spend is not, economists say

Thursday, 5 December, 2019

Shinzo Abe launches $121bn stimulus package for Japan

Bigger-than-expected spending plan marks return to free-spending days of ‘Abenomics’

Wednesday, 4 December, 2019

Global trade

Japan ratifies US trade deal in record time

Rapid passing of deal reflects Shinzo Abe’s commitment to relationship with Donald Trump

Friday, 29 November, 2019

Eurozone economy

Eurozone at risk of Japan-style stagnation, Fitch warns

Rating agency says Greece, Italy and Portugal most likely to follow deflationary path

Monday, 25 November, 2019

Japan urged to review inflation target and shift cap on bond yields

Country’s current fiscal and monetary policies are ‘stretched’, says IMF head

Thursday, 21 November, 2019

The FT ViewThe editorial board

Abenomics provides a lesson for the rich world

Japan is not alone in struggling with low growth and little inflation

Wednesday, 20 November, 2019

BoJ’s stock-buying programme starts to sputter

Scheme has sparked criticism that heavy central-bank purchases are warping the market

Wednesday, 20 November, 2019

Japan tourist numbers hit by sharp drop in South Korean visitors

Arrivals down 5.5% year on year in October despite Rugby World Cup

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