Japanese car buyers will nine out of ten times prefer buying domestic in order to support their local brands, which do usually offer the vehicles best suited to local preferences. However, as Japanese domestic market
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Japan export growth slows further in October as supply snags weigh
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Japan’s exports gained at the slowest pace in eight months in October as car shipments continued to slump, adding to signs that global supply constraints are still weighing on the economy after
Read moreJapan's service sector activity grows for first time during pandemic
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s services sector activity grew for the first time in 21 months in October as consumer sentiment picked up after the coronavirus pandemic subsided, giving a broad-based boost to demand.FILE PHOTO: People
Read moreJapan factory output hammered by supply snags, leaves economy reeling
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s factory output shrank for the third straight month in September as the auto sector was hit by a persistent global supply shortage. The data raised the risk of an economic contraction
Read moreJapan's factories extend output declines in Sept as supply disruptions weigh
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory output shrank for the third straight month in September as production in the auto sector was hit by a global supply shortage, throwing the recovery in the world’s third-largest economy
Read moreBOJ projects low inflation for years, signals delay in stimulus withdrawal
TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan retained its easy monetary policy settings on Thursday and projected inflation at well below its 2% target for at least two more years, reinforcing market bets it will lag
Read moreBOJ cuts growth, price forecasts; keeps policy steady
FILE PHOTO: A man looks at a mobile phone in front of the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Toru HanaiTOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady
Read moreBadminton: Japan to play S. Korea in Uber Cup semis after easy wins, no surprises in Thomas Cup too
AARHUS, DENMARK (XINHUA) – Defending Uber Cup champions Japan and South Korea both coasted to straight-forward 3-0 victories in Thursday’s (Oct 14) quarter-finals and will meet in Friday’s semi-finals. Japan, who won their first women’s
Read moreJapan PM Kishida says has no plan to alter capital-gains, dividend taxes
FILE PHOTO: Japan’s new prime minister Fumio Kishida delivers his first policy speech at parliament in Tokyo, Japan, October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonTOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said on Sunday he
Read moreOlympics: Hospitalisations during Tokyo Games higher than initially reported, say organisers
TOKYO (REUTERS) – A total of 25 people were hospitalised due to Covid-19 during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, instead of the initially reported five, organisers said on Tuesday evening (Sept 28). “The initial five
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