Japanese Inflation Slips as Kuroda Begins New Term at BOJ

The Bank of Japan had been making progress in generating inflation, with domestic demand picking up, although the yen’s rise has complicated the outlook. This month Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he was confident the target would be reached next year ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

Tokyo: Man, 49, kept corpse of father in residence for 2 months

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 49-year-old man who is believed to have left the body of his father inside their residence in Setagaya Ward for about two months after he died, reports TBS News (Apr. 18). On Tuesday, Masashi Kinoshita alerted ... ( 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 ...)