Barring a collapse in ongoing negotiations, it’s increasingly likely that Japan’s populist, reform-minded Ishin no Kai (Ishin) political party will form a coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), delivering
Japan’s ruling party is bracing for its fifth leadership change in five years just as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) edges toward a rate hike and the economy absorbs inflation,
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation this weekend has triggered a high-stakes leadership contest within Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), with consequences that could alter the contours of the
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has narrowly sidestepped being ousted, extending his hold on power through strategic delay tactics that may have bought him another 6-12 months in office –
As Japan enters the final stretch of summer, the political temperature in Tokyo is rising sharply. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, once seen as a stabilizing figure in a fractious Liberal
Just days ahead of Japan’s Upper House elections, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has sidestepped another potential political blow from what otherwise might have appeared to be a rushed trade deal
With Japan’s upper house elections fast approaching and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s grip on the legislature under direct threat from stepped-up pressure by US President Donald Trump, the Bank of
The broad contours of what will become an agreement-in-principle between the US and Japan are taking shape ahead of a second round of meetings in Washington due on Thursday, as
Under mounting pressure to find ways to shore up a rapidly collapsing yen, Japanese policy officials are urging their superiors to acknowledge and speak against widening interest rate differentials with
Japanese equity markets have rallied hard on the announcement last week that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga would not be seeking re-election as previously planned. While that rally may have seemed
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party shot down a no-confidence vote on the cabinet of Prime Minster Yoshihide Suga yesterday that was presented by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the
When the Bank of Japan holds its next regularly scheduled Monetary Policy Meeting on March 18 and 19, all eyes will be on the release of its long-awaited monetary policy
While the media and markets focus on the pomp and ceremony surrounding the historic transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden in Washington today, the Bank of Japan has begun
The nation of Japan was stunned by the emotional announcement on August 28 that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a fierce battle with ulcerative colitis, would be stepping down. With
Global attention on the newly dubbed “Covid-19” virus has been focused on ground zero of the epidemic in China, and on monitoring pockets of super-spreaders such as in Singapore. But
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda raised expectations last month for a new round of easing at the upcoming Monetary Policy Meeting on October 30 and 31 in vowing that
A well-respected Japanese news outlet reported over the weekend that the Bank of Japan, in its quarterly outlook report scheduled to be released on April 25, will revise its inflation
On Friday, February 22, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda met with Prime Minster Shinzo Abe. While there is nothing unusual per se about a central bank head briefing his
Bank of Japan watchers are paying especially close attention to a study paper released by the BOJ on October 1 that analyzes the impact of quantitative easing on the markets
