Erica Yokoyama

4 days ago | americanmilitarynews.com | Erica Yokoyama

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs could push Asian nations closer to China and destabilize regional security, Japan’s ruling party policy chief warned, calling for stronger defense ties between Washington and Tokyo. “Many Asian countries have taken the same stance toward China as the U.S. and Japan, but they are now feeling very uneasy over the Trump tariffs,” said Liberal Democratic Party Policy Chief Itsunori Onodera at a Hudson Institute event Monday in Washington.

6 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Erica Yokoyama |Keiko Ujikane

Gains in Japan’s wages cooled more than expected in March while early trade figures for April showed export growth slowing, adding to the case for the Bank of Japan to proceed cautiously with interest-rate hikes as economic risks at home and abroad continue to mount. Nominal cash earnings rose 2.1% from a year earlier, decelerating from a revised 2.7% pace in February and below a median economist forecast of 2.5%, the Labor Ministry reported Friday.

6 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Erica Yokoyama |Keiko Ujikane

Gains in Japan’s wages cooled more than expected in March while early trade figures for April showed export growth slowing, adding to the case for the Bank of Japan to proceed cautiously with interest-rate hikes as economic risks at home and abroad continue to mount. Nominal cash earnings rose 2.1% from a year earlier, decelerating from a revised 2.7% pace in February and below a median economist forecast of 2.5%, the Labor Ministry reported Friday.

6 days ago | japantimes.co.jp | Erica Yokoyama |Keiko Ujikane

Growth in nominal wages slowed more than expected in March, adding to the case for the Bank of Japan to proceed cautiously with interest-rate hikes as economic risks at home and abroad continue to mount. Nominal cash earnings rose 2.1% from a year earlier, decelerating from a revised 2.7% pace in February and below a median economist forecast of 2.5%, the labor ministry reported Friday.

6 days ago | bloomberg.com | Erica Yokoyama |Keiko Ujikane

A morning commuter in Tokyo. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- Gains in Japan’s wages cooled more than expected in March while early trade figures for April showed export growth slowing, adding to the case for the Bank of Japan to proceed cautiously with interest-rate hikes as economic risks at home and abroad continue to mount.