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Robust data could ease pressure on central bank to loosen policy further
China offers lessons in how to prepare for getting old before getting rich
The ‘policy pioneer’ must face up to increasingly tough challenges
Allocation to domestic government bonds falls to 18.3%
Only brokerages will benefit if the central bank steps up buying of ETFs and J-Reits
Japan’s central bank in wait-and-see mode as it anticipates a likely a rate cut from the US Fed
The US-China trade war has hit exporters across Asia as Chinese demand drops
Liberal Democratic party lands clear victory, but suffers slight loss of seats
Latest fall in imports takes trade balance into surplus
Suppliers vulnerable to bullying as big business tries to comply with overwork laws
Country bristles over international opprobrium but few want to eat the catch
Fleet sails after country quits the International Whaling Commission
Tankan survey slips as global trade friction and regional slowdown bite
Tankan index for all companies slips
As the Osaka summit convenes, we analyse the key risks to global economic growth, US-China trade war and currency conflict, the Fukushima effect on Japan’s climate policy, Asia’s need to lead more on the world stage, how robots cannot alone solve the problems of ageing, and other themes
Coal and gas consumption in Japan has soared since 2011’s nuclear accident to help fill the power gap
Summit host will soon be country’s longest-serving prime minister but his legacy is not yet clear
G20 and World Expo put focus on region with an economy bigger than Switzerland’s
Economists fear increasing levy will undermine consumer demand
