Forex – Dollar Rises; Yen in Focus As Japan’s CPI Drops

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 ...)

Japan’s March Inflation Dip Doesn’t Signal Reversal of Trend

(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 ...)

Japan’s core inflation slows for 1st time since July 2016

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 ...)

Trump pushes arms sales to Japan in attack on trade deficit

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 ...)

Trump sees big arms sales as quick fix for Japan trade deficit

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 shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.26%

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 ...)

Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.15%

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 ...)

Nikkei ekes out 5th day of gains in wake of Japan-US summit

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 ...)

BANK OF JAPAN : Work of the System Related Equipment

Description : Tenders are invited for Work Related to System Related Equipment. Relocation etc. of server equipment manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Japan, Inc. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the ... ( read original story ...)