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Top creditors China, Japan step up concerns over U.S. shutdown

November 3, 2021 at 7:22 p.m.

BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - China and Japan, the United States' biggest creditors, are increasingly worried the U.S. government shutdown and standoff over the debt ceiling could wreak havoc on their trillions...

Top creditors China, Japan step up concerns over U.S. shutdown

September 8, 2018 at 7:55 a.m.

BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - China and Japan, the United States' biggest creditors, are increasingly worried the U.S. government shutdown and standoff over the debt ceiling could wreak havoc on their trillions...

Japan ruling party sees no change in sales tax hike plan

August 24, 2021 at 1:45 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely proceed with raising the national sales tax as planned, despite calls within his government to delay or water down the...

Japan PM orders study of impact of sales tax alternatives: sources

August 24, 2021 at 1:41 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ordered a study of the economic impact of various alternatives for implementing a planned sales tax increase, including a plan for...

Japan likely to nominate ADB’s Kuroda as Bank of Japan head: sources

August 23, 2021 at 11:53 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister is likely to nominate an advocate of aggressive monetary policy easing - Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda - as the next central bank...

Japan DPJ’s Maehara: opposes too radical a reflationist for BOJ head

August 23, 2021 at 11:41 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's biggest opposition Democratic Party, which could be key in choosing a new central bank governor, opposes appointing a proponent of extreme steps to reflate the economy...

Japan must avoid vacuum without BOJ governor: opposition leader

August 23, 2021 at 9:23 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must not create a leadership vacuum at the Bank of Japan when its governor's term ends in April, the head of the main opposition party said,...

Japan must avoid vacuum without BOJ governor: opposition leader

August 22, 2019 at 8:13 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must not create a leadership vacuum at the Bank of Japan when its governor's term ends in April, the head of the main opposition party said,...

Japan stimulus plans include $4.9 billion business support: draft

August 23, 2021 at 8:45 p.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new government will set up schemes worth nearly $5 billion to boost businesses, including helping them buy foreign companies, according to a draft economic stimulus package...

Japan PM, opposition clinch deal on tax, election

December 24, 2018 at 11:51 a.m.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihko Noda clinched on Wednesday an 11th hour compromise with the opposition, saving a hard-fought deal on a contentious sales tax increase in return...

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