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The Bank of Japan's 2% inflation target begins to look grim as inflation continues to droop in the Japanese economy. Despite the limited impact of the monetary easing policy, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the Bank has no plans to drop the policy. ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- While Japan’s key price gauge ticked down in March, the inflation trend remains intact as Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda begins his second term. Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 0.9 percent in March from a year earlier ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's underlying inflation slowed for the first time in 20 months in March, posing a challenge to the Bank of Japan as it struggles to attain its 2 percent target, government data showed Friday. Supported by high utility costs ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has resisted Trump's urging that it increase imports ... which agreed to cap steel exports to the U.S. at 70% of recent levels. Nikkei staff writers Takeshi Kawanami in Palm Beach, U.S., and Yasuo Takeuchi in Tokyo contributed to this article. ( read original story ...)

Japan has resisted Trump's urging that it increase imports ... which agreed to cap steel exports to the U.S. at 70% of recent levels. Nikkei staff writers Takeshi Kawanami in Palm Beach, U.S., and Yasuo Takeuchi in Tokyo contributed to this article. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, April 19 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose to a seven-week high on Thursday, with investors relieved that the United States did not make new trade demands at this week’s summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, April 19 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose to seven-week high on Thursday, with investors relieved that no new U.S. demands on trade came out of this week’s summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump. ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten Inc will issue as much as 200 billion yen ($1.86 billion) to prepare for its entry into the country’s mobile phone service market, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday. Rakuten plans to launch the ... ( read original story ...)

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Machinery and Banking sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.26% to hit a new 1-month high. Declining stocks ... ( read original story ...)

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Construction, Machinery and Communication sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.15% to hit a new 1-month high. Rising stocks ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursday with the Nikkei index eking out a fifth straight trading day of gains as investors showed relief the United States refrained from making any difficult requests on Japan in trade issues during a leaders ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan warned on Thursday of a potential spike in credit costs stemming from a rise in bank loans to companies undertaking low profit businesses if the economy should slow or interest rates rise. Financial institutions are ... ( read original story ...)