https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AEMPJXqf-48/keiko-ujikane RSS for Node Sat, 09 May 2026 16:04:12 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-07/japan-s-real-wages-rise-for-third-month-offering-relief-for-boj https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-07/japan-s-real-wages-rise-for-third-month-offering-relief-for-boj Thu, 07 May 2026 23:30:40 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-16/japan-s-ex-fx-chief-says-rate-hike-needed-for-market-stability https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-16/japan-s-ex-fx-chief-says-rate-hike-needed-for-market-stability Mon, 16 Feb 2026 04:20:01 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/japan-s-base-pay-growth-holds-steady-keeping-boj-on-hike-path https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/japan-s-base-pay-growth-holds-steady-keeping-boj-on-hike-path Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:41:16 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/japan-s-household-outlays-fall-in-fragile-domestic-demand-sign https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/japan-s-household-outlays-fall-in-fragile-domestic-demand-sign Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:39:32 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-13/japan-s-likely-gdp-dip-may-embolden-call-for-big-fiscal-spending https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-13/japan-s-likely-gdp-dip-may-embolden-call-for-big-fiscal-spending Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:20:35 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-06/major-japan-union-group-seeks-6-wage-hike-as-boj-watches-trend https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-06/major-japan-union-group-seeks-6-wage-hike-as-boj-watches-trend Thu, 06 Nov 2025 04:42:21 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-31/japan-s-kiuchi-doesn-t-rule-out-bonds-to-fund-economic-package https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-31/japan-s-kiuchi-doesn-t-rule-out-bonds-to-fund-economic-package Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:07:24 GMT Minoru Kiuchi in Tokyo on Oct. 31. Photographer: Erica Yokoyama/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-23/japan-s-unions-seek-minimum-5-wage-hike-in-upcoming-pay-talks https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-23/japan-s-unions-seek-minimum-5-wage-hike-in-upcoming-pay-talks Thu, 23 Oct 2025 07:02:27 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-05/japan-to-hike-minimum-pay-by-record-backing-boj-s-rate-hikes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-05/japan-to-hike-minimum-pay-by-record-backing-boj-s-rate-hikes Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:45:29 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-05/boj-faces-costs-from-deposit-facility-as-market-eyes-rate-hike https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-05/boj-faces-costs-from-deposit-facility-as-market-eyes-rate-hike Tue, 05 Aug 2025 21:00:00 GMT The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate Friday to the highest level in 17 years and took a more bullish view on the strength of inflation, fueling expectations for more rate hikes and supporting the yen. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-08/top-banker-vows-loyalty-to-dei-at-tokyo-pride-parade-as-trump-s-pushback-rages https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-08/top-banker-vows-loyalty-to-dei-at-tokyo-pride-parade-as-trump-s-pushback-rages Sun, 08 Jun 2025 06:00:04 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-08/japan-s-nominal-wage-growth-slows-backing-case-for-boj-caution https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-08/japan-s-nominal-wage-growth-slows-backing-case-for-boj-caution Thu, 08 May 2025 23:32:12 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-04/japan-wages-grow-most-since-1997-as-boj-mulls-next-rate-hike https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-04/japan-wages-grow-most-since-1997-as-boj-mulls-next-rate-hike Tue, 04 Feb 2025 23:36:44 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-31/japan-s-foreign-workforce-hits-record-as-labor-crisis-deepens https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-31/japan-s-foreign-workforce-hits-record-as-labor-crisis-deepens Fri, 31 Jan 2025 07:07:39 GMT Tokyo. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-17/japan-s-inflation-slows-for-first-time-in-five-months-before-boj https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-17/japan-s-inflation-slows-for-first-time-in-five-months-before-boj Thu, 17 Oct 2024 23:36:36 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-02/japan-s-firms-boost-spending-in-sign-of-growing-domestic-demand https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-02/japan-s-firms-boost-spending-in-sign-of-growing-domestic-demand Mon, 02 Sep 2024 00:01:52 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-18/japan-s-inflation-speeds-up-again-keeping-boj-rate-hike-in-play https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-18/japan-s-inflation-speeds-up-again-keeping-boj-rate-hike-in-play Thu, 18 Jul 2024 23:34:17 GMT Customers queue outside a restaurant in the Shinjuku district in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. Japanese wage growth strengthened less than expected in December while still showing signs of sufficient underlying momentum to keep the Bank of Japan on track to end its negative rate regime in the coming months. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-07/japan-s-base-wages-jump-most-since-1993-after-historic-pay-deals https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-07/japan-s-base-wages-jump-most-since-1993-after-historic-pay-deals Sun, 07 Jul 2024 23:31:32 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-23/japan-s-inflation-subsides-as-boj-keeps-eye-on-weak-yen-s-impact https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-23/japan-s-inflation-subsides-as-boj-keeps-eye-on-weak-yen-s-impact Thu, 23 May 2024 23:34:44 GMT A customer selects produce at a vegetable store in the Asagaya shopping street in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Japan’s Cabinet Office will release a consumer confidence survey on Oct. 31. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-18/japan-s-inflation-cools-ahead-of-boj-policy-board-meeting https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-18/japan-s-inflation-cools-ahead-of-boj-policy-board-meeting Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:37:22 GMT