Debt bankers and investors are bracing for what is shaping up to be the next big trend in the global credit market: Japan Inc. raising billions abroad, with a string of recent megadeals setting the tone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/17/companies/japan-firms-credit-sales-overseas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #debt #bonds #ntt #softbank #nissan #japaneseeconomy
Japan’s exports have fallen for a second month as the U.S.' tariff campaign continued to weigh on trade, further raising the risk of a technical recession. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/17/companies/japan-exports-down-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #trade #economicindicators #currentaccount #tariffs #donaldtrump #cars #japaneseeconomy
U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed frustration with Japan over trade, saying that his "reciprocal" tariff rate of 25%, mentioned in a letter sent to Tokyo, might simply be allowed to go into effect on Aug. 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/16/economy/trump-japan-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tariffs #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba #ryoseiakazawa
The proportion of people in Japan who think their living conditions are better than a year before has dropped to the lowest level in over 15 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/16/economy/living-conditions-index-lowest-level-in-15-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #surveys #inflation
Bank of Japan officials are likely to consider raising at least one inflation forecast at a policy meeting this month, after food-related prices rose more than expected, people familiar with the matter have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/economy/boj-food-price-inflation-outlook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation #economicindicators #food
Japan's seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in May fell 0.6% from the previous month, the Cabinet Office said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/economy/japan-machinery-order-drop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #machineryorders #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy
U.S. President Donald Trump again criticized Japan over ongoing tariff negotiations on Sunday, but said it is "changing" its way "very rapidly" in the talks with the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/economy/trump-tariff-japan-changing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #donaldtrump #tariffs #shigeruishiba #trade #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations
A record number of Japanese companies saw shareholder proposals pass at their annual general meetings this year, in a sign that investors are exerting more influence in the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/companies/japan-shareholder-activism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #investments #stocks #tse #japaneseeconomy
The Bank of Japan could face political pressure to keep interest rates low as opposition parties favoring tax cuts and loose monetary policy are expected to gain influence after the July 20 Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/economy/boj-rate-hike-upper-house-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #ldp #consumptiontax #japaneseeconomy #inflation
U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalating tariffs, erratic trade threats and linkage of economic and defense issues are undermining trust in America and pushing allies like Japan to rethink their dependence on Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/07/11/trump-war-on-global-economic-order/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #defense
Japan's united front on tariffs begins to crack as doubts are raised by business leaders and politicians. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/economy/japan-tariff-negotiation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tariffs #donaldtrump #suntory#takeshiniinami #investments #us #usjapanrelations #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba #ryoseiakazawa
History shows that breakthrough technologies, such as atomic energy, the internet and artificial intelligence reshape military and economic power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/09/japan/japan-quantum-technology-leap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ai #quantumcomputing #tech #japaneseeconomy
The Bank of Japan could revise its inflation view upward this month, according to Junko Koeda, one of the central bank's newest board member. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/09/economy/new-boj-board-member-price-outlook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #inflation #rice #tariffs #us #japaneseeconomy #food #junkokoeda #kazuoueda
Japan is standing its ground after a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump delivered to it a 25% tariff shock, signaling that its stance in negotiations is largely unchanged. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/08/economy/japan-stands-ground-us-tariff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba #ryoseiakazawa
Trump’s brinkmanship might be setting up another TACO trade. The lasting damage to a vital friendship shouldn't be underestimated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/08/japan/americas-copy-and-paste-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #us #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #japaneseeconomy
Japan's current account surplus hit ¥3,436.4 billion in May, the highest level for the month, thanks partly to a lower trade deficit reflecting the falling cost of natural resources from abroad, government data shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/08/economy/may-current-account-surplus-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #currentaccount #trade #financeministry
The U.S. will raise its “reciprocal tariff” on Japan to 25% effective Aug. 1, President Donald Trump said in a letter, an apparent attempt to ramp up pressure that has also given Japan more time before the deadline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/08/economy/trump-japan-tariff-letter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba
Real wages in Japan fell 2.9% year on year in May, the fifth straight month of declines and the biggest drop in nearly two years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/07/economy/wage-stats-july/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #wages #japaneseeconomy #jobs #inflation #economicindicators
China risks repeating Japan’s policy mistakes of the 1990s by misdiagnosing a deep demographic and real estate crisis as a short-term economic slowdown, potentially triggering long-term stagnation and population decline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/06/world/chinas-housing-crisis-is-worse-than-it-seems/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #realestate #housing #chineseeconomy #japaneseeconomy
Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, held "in-depth exchanges" over the phone with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday and Saturday, the Japanese government said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/06/economy/us-japan-trade-tariffs-calls/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #howardlutnick #trade #tariffs #us #usjapanrelations #japaneseeconomy #donaldtrump #ryoseiakazawa