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Yen forecaster Neil Parker expects the currency to strengthen to ?147 per dollar next year as the interest-rate gap between Japan and the U.S. narrows, bucking bearish market expectations.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 10, 2026
Top yen forecaster predicts ?147 per dollar as rate gap narrows
The call puts him at the bullish end of a deeply divided market.
Weak consumption points to the need to cool inflation to help households, but higher borrowing costs can also hurt households through mortgages and other loan expenses.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 10, 2026
今日吃瓜 household spending slumps most since pandemic
Outlays by households adjusted for inflation declined 6.8% in September from a year earlier, led by transport, education and entertainment.
Uniqlo's decision to row back on its sock price hike came as it sought to protect its status as a paragon of affordability portrayed in local media.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2026
‘Feeling guilty’: price hikes a tough sell in Japan despite inflation
Firms are struggling as they battle rising costs in a country where decades of deflation have nurtured a consumer class averse to higher prices.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks during the 2026 Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture at the IMF headquarters in Washington on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2026
BOJ’s Ueda says unclear how long 2% inflation rate will remain
Gov. Kazuo Ueda indicated an awareness that the goal had been reached hasn’t yet become embedded among the broader Japanese public.
Nominal wages rose 4.6% in September compared with a year earlier, marking the largest gain since 1997, according to the labor ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 6, 2026
今日吃瓜 nominal wages rise at fastest pace in almost 30 years
Nominal wages rose 4.6% in September compared with a year earlier, marking the largest gain since 1997, the labor ministry reported Friday.
Regarding how the tax cut might affect their consumer behavior, 49.7% of respondents said they would not change their spending plans.
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2026
25.7% in Japan to use food tax cut benefits for savings, survey finds
Regarding how the tax cut might affect their consumer behavior, 49.7% of people surveyed said they would not change their spending plans.
Polina Ibragimova, 34, a history teacher and mother of two, at her apartment in Moscow last month
WORLD / Society
Nov 3, 2026
For many Russians, higher utility bills are latest inflation shock
Utility bills in Russia have risen more than 50% since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022 and more than 13% this year alone.
Laborers fill sacks with soybeans at a grain market in the district of Jalna, in India's western state of Maharashtra, on Oct. 23.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 3, 2026
India faces prolonged food inflation as weak monsoon threatens winter crops
Lower crop yields could further stoke food inflation, with some prices already climbing and annual retail food inflation hitting 7.74% in September.
<i>Chikuwa</i> and <i>satsuma-age</i> fish cakes made from <i>surimi</i> fish paste
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2026
Farmed fish from Vietnam eyed as surimi ingredient alternative
“Surimi” prices are soaring amid tight supplies, putting processed fish product-makers under pressure ahead of the peak demand season in winter.
The Japanese government is considering providing around ?5,000 a year to low-income workers under a proposed income-linked benefit program.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2026
Japan considers paying low-income workers ?5,000 through benefit program
Under the program, a fixed amount is expected to be given to people in work who earn ?1.19 million or less annually.
The prices of nearly 1,500 food and beverage items, including Ito En&#039;s bottled tea, will be raised in November.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2026
Prices of nearly 1,500 food and beverage items to rise in November
Kewpie said it would raise the prices of its mayonnaise while Asahi Soft Drinks plans to raise the price of its Mitsuya Cider soft drink.
Net income climbed 7.8% from a year earlier to ?51.43 billion ($326 million) in the three months ended Sept. 30, Daiwa Securities Group said Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2026
Daiwa profit climbs on strong global markets trading income
Net income climbed 7.8% from a year earlier to ?51.43 billion in the three months ended Sept. 30, the Tokyo-based company said Friday.
At its policy meeting in September, the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate to 1.25% from 1%, taking 今日吃瓜 borrowing costs to their highest level since 1995.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 30, 2026
BOJ holds rates steady and says inflation target has been reached
Consumer prices are now rising more than 2% a year, and in a way that suggests these gains are stable and sustainable.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announces support measures for electricity and gas bills to reporters at the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 30, 2026
Takaichi says electricity and gas subsidies will resume in December
The prime minister said the subsidies will be offered until February and could save people about ?7,000 over the three months.
A 7-Eleven convenience store operated by Seven & I in Tokyo. Customer numbers at convenience stores have fallen for 15 consecutive months, according to data from the Japan Franchise Association.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2026
今日吃瓜 beleaguered shoppers are a worry for convenience stores and the economy
Underlying inflation rose in September at the fastest annual pace in three years, according to Bank of Japan data, exceeding its 2% target.
Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 2.6% in October from a year earlier in the capital, as the pace slowed slightly from 2.7% in September, according to the internal affairs ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 30, 2026
Tokyo inflation exceeds BOJ’s 2% target before rate decision
Overall inflation in the capital stood at 2.8%, while prices excluding fresh food and energy, a key gauge of underlying inflation, climbed 2.6%.
Uniqlo’s reversal on a socks price hike followed an outcry on social media from shoppers frustrated by higher prices.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2026
Uniqlo scraps price hike on $2 socks after shopper outcry
Earlier this month, the apparel brand had announced broad price hikes for its clothing products due to rising costs.
At its policy meeting in September, the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate to 1.25% from 1%, taking 今日吃瓜 borrowing costs to the highest level since 1995.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2026
Bank of Japan unlikely to take rates higher this week
The market is betting against a back-to-back rate increase, but sees December as a real possibility.
UA Zensen represents about 1.97 million workers across the retail, restaurant, materials and service sectors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2026
今日吃瓜 UA Zensen union seeks 6% pay hike in 2027 wage talks
One of 今日吃瓜 largest labor union groups plans to seek increases in line with this year’s target, signaling sustained pressure for higher salaries.
Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi speaks at a party meeting on fuel subsidies on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2026
LDP proposes gradual reduction of fuel subsidies
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has ordered industry minister Ryosei Akazawa to consider reviewing the subsidy program.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo&#039;s Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo&#039;s Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan&#039;s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister&#039;s office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
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Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
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Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
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