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In Japan, a Test of Inflation Targets

After two decades of chronic deflation in Japan, its central bank is ready to do whatever it takes to get inflation, writes Floyd Norris.

Discourses of the Vanishing:Modernity, Phantasm, J...

Discourses of the Vanishing:Modernity, Phantasm, Japan

《消逝的話語: 現代性，幻象，日本》南京:江蘇人民，2012

Japan's hawkish Abe claims the win, but not a mandate Christian Science Monitor The vagaries of the Japanese electoral system and the sheer number of party choices on offer left the LDP with about 30 percent of the popular vote, in an election that saw a postwar low turnout of 59.3 percent. The incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

US Nervous About Japan's New Prime Minister NPR The Obama administration will soon be dealing with new leadership in Japan. Over the weekend,Japanese voters returned a former prime minister to the country's top job. Shinzo Abe took an assertive stand on several issues during the election, sparking ... See all stories on this topic »

Abe Shift on BOJ Signals Japan May Be Approaching Volcker Moment Bloomberg Japan's incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe backed the central bank when it raised interest rates in 2006, a move he now says was a mistake. His shift may signal less tolerance for deflation in the third-largest economy. Abe, whose party swept to ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan's Abe Pushes for Easing Wall Street Journal TOKYO—Fresh from an election victory, Japan's next prime minister, Shinzo Abe, pressed ahead with his top priority of reviving the sickly economy, vowing a hefty spending package and increasing the pressure on the central bank for quick action to pull ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Experts: Japan's New PM Could Follow Through on Tough Talk U.S. News & World Report The people of Japan have once again voted Shinzo Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party into power, reinstating the right-leaning party that has governed Japan for almost all of its post-World War II history. Abe ran on a platform of economic reform, as ... See all stories on this topic » U.S. News & World Report

Incoming Leader's Plan: Not Repeating His Errors New York Times TOKYO — Shinzo Abe, set to return as Japan's prime minister after his party's landslide victory on Sunday, means it when he says he knows what it feels like to hit rock bottom. His last term in office was marred by political financing scandals, a ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Japan's Suntory Plans Initial Share Sale of Beverage Unit Bloomberg Suntory Holdings Ltd., the closely held Japanese whiskey and beer maker, is planning an initial public offering of its non-alcoholic beverage unit in Tokyo and will set up a division within the subsidiary to explore deals. The company will list Suntory ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan: regional tremors The Guardian (blog) China's Xinhua agency lost no time in seeking to extract gain from Japan's lurch to the right. It reminded its neighbour of its second world war record and its ability to upset the status quo once more. This is grossly unfair to a modern-day Japan that ... See all stories on this topic »

China urges Japan to follow peaceful development path Xinhua BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday urged Japan to follow a path of peaceful development and contribute to regional stability. Answering a question at a daily press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said, "Whether Japan can ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan Bonds Fall on Stocks, Auction; 20-Year Yield at April High Bloomberg Japan's bonds declined, sending 20- year yields to an eight-month high, as demand ebbed at a sale of the securities and domestic shares climbed. The sale of 1.2 trillion yen ($14.3 billion) of 20-year bonds had the lowest demand in four months. Yields ... See all stories on this topic »