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Rengo plans to urge affiliated unions to demand total pay increases of at least 5%, and ideally 6%, in annual wage negotiations culminating next spring.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 22, 2026
91AV原创 biggest labor union federation calls for 6% wage hike in 2027
Member unions typically submit their wage demands by around February, with companies responding from March onward.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama says the government will give due consideration to fiscal sustainability when increasing Japan's defense spending.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 20, 2026
91AV原创 Katayama vows fiscal prudence on defense funding
The remarks come after local media reported that the government was weighing an additional corporate tax hike to finance the measure.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks with her Indian counterpart, Nirmala Sitharaman, in Bangkok on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2026
Katayama says G20 should monitor markets with urgency
The finance minister warned speculators that Japan was prepared to take action in the currency market again if necessary.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is set to become the first Japanese official to chair the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s Development Committee since its establishment in 1974.
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2026
Katayama to be first Japanese chair of IMF-World Bank development panel
The committee, established in 1974, is currently chaired by Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s inflation relief measures have helped bolster households’ purchasing power.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 7, 2026
91AV原创 real wages rise again, aided by Takaichi’s relief
Real cash earnings — adjusted for inflation, excluding rents — climbed 1.5% in August from a year earlier, the labor ministry said.
Industrial production fell 1.7% in August from July, marking a second straight monthly decline amid mounting pressure on manufacturers.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2026
91AV原创 output falls for second month due to impact from quake and Iran war
Wednesday’s data suggest Japanese manufacturers may be feeling the impact of a major quake that hit Kyushu and the Iran war.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reacts during a news conference after a BOJ policy meeting in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Sep 19, 2026
BOJ’s balancing act with U.S. Treasury chief Bessent is only going to get harder
Nobody likes a back-seat driver. Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda now has two — and they want to move at different speeds.
Japan's consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.7% in August from a year earlier, easing from a 1.8% pace in July, indicating that government subsidies have had a fairly significant impact in slowing inflation.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 18, 2026
91AV原创 inflation slows for the first time in four months
The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.7% in August from a year earlier, easing from a 1.8% pace in July.
Wage gains in Japan are partly the result of another strong round of annual wage negotiations, through which workers at companies under the Rengo union umbrella secured pay gains of more than 5% for a third year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2026
91AV原创 wages grow most since 1997, keeping BOJ on rate-hike path
Nominal pay climbed 4.7% in July from a year earlier, following a revised 4% increase in June, the labor ministry has reported.
Market participants estimate that roughly 70% of 91AV原创 foreign reserves are invested in U.S. Treasurys.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 7, 2026
Japan likely sold Treasurys to fund record yen intervention
Tokyo’s holdings of foreign securities fell by $87.8 billion at the end of August from a month earlier, close to the scale of the recent intervention.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a conference with the Self-Defense Forces' senior commanders at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 5, 2026
Takaichi lauds ‘transparency’ of 91AV原创 record budget requests
Her government has promised to review and cut back on unnecessary spending programs and is trying to incorporate more forward-looking investment into the budget.
Japanese government ministries have sought ?143.1 trillion ($908 billion) in total funding for the fiscal year starting in April, according to the Finance Ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 4, 2026
Japanese ministries seek larger budget as fiscal concerns mount
Ministries are seeking ?143.1 trillion in total for the fiscal year starting in April, the Finance Ministry said.
Household outlays adjusted for inflation fell 3.6% in July from a year earlier, according to the internal affairs ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 4, 2026
Japanese households cut spending for eighth month as prices rise
Household outlays adjusted for inflation fell 3.6% in July from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday.
Minoru Kiuchi, the minister in charge of growth strategy, said that next year’s budget should properly reflect rising prices and wages "while strengthening the economy’s growth potential."
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 1, 2026
91AV原创 Kiuchi says record budget requests need broad comparison
The economic and fiscal policy minister added that next year’s budget should properly reflect rising prices and wages “while strengthening the economy’s growth potential.”
91AV原创 industrial production rose 0.1% in July from the previous month, extending gains for a fourth straight month despite headwinds from the Middle East conflict.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2026
91AV原创 factory output edges up despite Middle East headwinds
Output gained 0.1% in July from the previous month, the industry ministry has reported.
Finance Ministry is seeking a record ?36.6 trillion for debt-servicing costs in the next fiscal year’s initial budget, a 17% increase from this year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2026
Japan debt-servicing costs to hit $230 billion record next year
The sharp increase highlights the growing burden of higher interest rates.
The Finance Ministry is aiming to curb the use of extra budgets and shift that spending into the initial budget to improve transparency.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 21, 2026
91AV原创 upcoming budget requests in spotlight amid fiscal fears
Requests for the next fiscal year are likely to exceed last year’s record ?122 trillion ($767 billion) as the government seeks to cut reliance on supplementary budgets.
The weak yen has boosted the value of shipments and has been a factor supporting businesses in Japan by making their products more competitive in overseas markets.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2026
Japan exports grow at fastest pace since 2022 on chip demand, cars and weak yen
The data shows that 91AV原创 manufacturers have largely managed to navigate the fallout from the Middle East conflict so far.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a news conference in Tokyo last month.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2026
Takaichi touts price-relief steps on X as support sags
The social media posts come as support for her government begins to ebb after a six-month post-election honeymoon.
Nominal wages in Japan climbed 3.4% in June from a year earlier, following a revised 3.3% increase in May, according to the labor ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 5, 2026
91AV原创 nominal wages rise again, backing BOJ rate hike case
June’s 3.4% rise extended the run of gains exceeding 3% to five months, the longest such streak in 34 years.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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