JAPAN ECONOMY
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Japan’s industrial production rises 6.2% in June
Tokyo, Jul 30 (EFE).- Japan’s industrial production increased by 6.2 percent in June compared to the previous month, according to…
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BoJ to grant interest-free loans to help combat climate change
Tokyo, Jul 16 (EFE).- The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced Friday the creation of an interest-free loan system for commercial…
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Japan posts $17.9 billion current surplus in May
Tokyo, Jul 8 (EFE).- Japan posted a current account surplus of 1.98 trillion yen ($17.9 billion) in May, marking its…
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Japan’s industrial production shrinks 5.9 percent in May
Tokyo, Jun 30 (EFE).- Japan’s industrial production declined by 5.9 percent in May compared to the previous month, according to…
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Japan’s unemployment rate falls to 2.6% in March
Tokyo, Apr 30 (EFE).- Japan’s unemployment rate fell three 10ths in March compared to February to stand at 2.6 percent,…
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Business confidence in Japan recovers to pre-pandemic levels
Tokyo, Apr 1 (efe-epa).- Confidence in the Japanese economy registered an upturn in March and recovered to pre-pandemic levels, the…
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Japan’s GDP posts first contraction since 2009 over Covid-19
Tokyo, Feb 15 (efe-epa).- Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 4.8 percent year-on-year in 2020 as a result of…
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Japan records current account surplus of $11 billion in December
Tokyo, Feb 8 (efe-epa).- Japan achieved a current account surplus in December of 1.17 trillion yen (about $11 billion), its…
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Japan’s annual unemployment rate rises for first time in 11 years
Tokyo, Jan 29 (efe-epa).- The average annual unemployment rate in Japan rose in 2020 to 2.8 percent, the first increase…
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Japan CPI falls 0.2% in 2020, 1st contraction in 4 years
Tokyo, Jan 22 (efe-epa).- Japan’s consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.2 percent year-on-year in 2020, the first annual contraction of…
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