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Japan’s ‘Womenomics’ Push Ages Terribly As Economy Struggles
Sometimes, it’s the pressing election issues that no one is talking about that matter most. Especially when the omission is ...
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High-Stakes Election: Japan's Political Future Hangs in Balance
Japanese voters participated in a closely contested upper house election that could create political upheaval. Prime Minister ...
World Business Report - What are the key economic issues in Japan’s upcoming election? - BBC Sounds
Migration, tariffs and other economic issues dominating Japan's upper house election. Read more ...
Has Japan’s ‘Rice Minister’ Brought Down Prices Enough to Save His Party?
Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to ...
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Japan's Political Crossroads: Lower House Election Outcome Could Shift Power
Japan's tightly contested upper house election poses a threat to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's leadership, with rising ...
How could Japan's election affect economic policy?
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party ruling coalition may lose its majority in the upper house in an election on Sunday, which ...
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A U.S.-Japan Trade Impasse as Ishiba Faces Another Election
Throughout the spring, Ishiba battled to reach a deal on the government’s budget and to assuage concerns among the public ...
Japan bond yields hit multi-decade highs as fiscal fears mount ahead of election
Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since 2008 ahead of an upper house election.
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Japan’s Core Inflation Slows in June but Stays Above BOJ Target
Japans core inflation eased in June due to temporary utility subsidies, yet remained above the Bank of Japans (BOJ) 2% ...