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Abe now has a shot at becoming Japan's longest-serving prime minister. He and his cabinet have received solid public support over the past six years. In an August Nikkei opinion poll, his cabinet ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s annual core consumer inflation ticked up slightly in August but remained distant from the central bank’s 2 percent target, suggesting that monetary policy will stay ultra-loo... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s 40-year yield climbed above 1 percent for the first time since January after the central bank lowered purchases of super-long maturity bonds, signaling that it is pressing ahead with stealth t... ( read original story ...)

Prices in Japan edged up modestly in August, according to government data on Friday, as the world's third-largest economy continues its years-long battle with deflation. Inflation stood at 0.9 percent ... ( read original story ...)