
Megumi Fujikawa
Tokyo Corporate Correspondent at The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ reporter in Tokyo. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Megumi Fujikawa
Updated June 17, 2025 11:45 pm ETTOKYO—Japan’s exports fell for the first time in eight months in May, bolstering views that the impact of President Trump’s tariffs could tie the Bank of Japan’s hands on rate hikes. Exports, a main engine of growth for Japan’s economy, declined 1.7% in May from a year earlier, compared with April’s 2.0% rise, Ministry of Finance data showed Wednesday. That marked the first on-year drop since September 2024. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Megumi Fujikawa
The Japanese central bank held its policy rate unchanged at 0.5%TOKYO–The Bank of Japan on Tuesday left its policy settings unchanged amid ongoing trade uncertainty and announced that it would slow the pace of its bond-buying reduction after April 2026. The Japanese central bank held its policy rate steady at 0.5%, where it has remained since its last hike in January. BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda has said the bank will continue to consider further interest rate increases, depending on economic conditions.
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Megumi Fujikawa
Uncertain environment doesn’t seem to have curbed demand for console so farTOKYO—Nintendo 7974 1.11%increase; green up pointing triangle seems to have hit a home run with the Switch 2, as red-hot demand for the gaming device makes it the fastest-selling console in the company’s history. The Switch 2—Nintendo’s first new gaming device in eight years—has sold more than 3.5 million units worldwide since its June 5 launch.
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Megumi Fujikawa
Real gross domestic product contracted 0.2% on an annualized basis in the January-March periodTOKYO–Revised data confirmed that Japan’s economy shrank in the first quarter, solidifying the risk of a technical recession. Real gross domestic product contracted 0.2% on an annualized basis in the January-March period, government data showed Monday. That compared with the 0.7% decline estimated initially. The economy was flat on quarter. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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4 weeks ago |
tradingview.com | Megumi Fujikawa
Rising Inflation, Weak Production Put Bank of Japan in Tough Spot — UpdateTOKYO--Japanese government data released Friday present a mixed picture of rising inflation and sluggish industrial activity, placing the Bank of Japan in a difficult position when it considers future rate hikes. Consumer prices excluding fresh food in the Tokyo metropolitan area rose 3.6% in May from a year earlier, up from April's 3.4% increase, driven by continued food price gains.
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