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Japan Inc resilient in face of sales tax rise: Reuters poll

August 24, 2021 at 11:05 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies have weathered the first days of a rise in the country's consumption tax, with sales resilient and pricing power little damaged, a Reuters poll showed...

Another Japan nuclear operator turns to government for aid

August 24, 2021 at 10:34 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Kyushu Electric Power Co has become the second nuclear generator to seek state support this week as reactors across the country remain idled and industry losses...

Japan Inc more upbeat on tax-hike rebound, sees profit growth: Reuters poll

November 3, 2021 at 8:28 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Large Japanese firms are growing more confident about weathering the impact of an imminent sales tax increase and they expect further profit rises even after a bumper...

Japan Inc more upbeat on tax-hike rebound, sees profit growth: Reuters poll

December 23, 2018 at 4:56 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Large Japanese firms are growing more confident about weathering the impact of an imminent sales tax increase and they expect further profit rises even after a bumper...

Even as Japan baulks at trade concessions, farmers move on

November 3, 2021 at 8:19 p.m.

CHIBA CITY, Japan (Reuters) - When it comes to trade policy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces a choice between the fears of Japan's ageing farm lobby and the hopes of...

Even as Japan baulks at trade concessions, farmers move on

December 23, 2018 at 4:31 p.m.

CHIBA CITY, Japan (Reuters) - When it comes to trade policy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces a choice between the fears of Japan's ageing farm lobby and the hopes of...

Japan’s nuclear re-start bogged down in safety checks and paperwork

August 24, 2021 at 8:11 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Hundreds of technicians and engineers are camped out in Tokyo hotels trying to revive Japan's nuclear industry, shut down in the wake of the Fukushima disaster almost...

Japan firms cautiously positive on capex in 2014/15: Reuters poll

August 24, 2021 at 7:38 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - About a quarter of Japanese firms plan to hike capital spending in the next financial year, a Reuters poll shows, a sign of cautiously positive sentiment towards...

Japan Inc sees BOJ easing further as sales-tax hike looms: Reuters poll

August 24, 2021 at 6:02 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Almost two-thirds of Japanese firms expect the Bank of Japan will increase its stimulus in the first six months of 2014, a Reuters poll showed, underscoring the...

Japan’s solar dream shatters as projects fail

August 24, 2021 at 5:28 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The failure of solar developers to deliver on planned projects in Japan will cost the country's utilities close to $3.5 billion annually in additional coal and gas...

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