Analysis-In Japan, a weaker yen may not be the blessing it once was
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - A weak yen, once seen as favourable for Japan's exports-focused economy, has now become a pain point as it eats...
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By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - A weak yen, once seen as favourable for Japan's exports-focused economy, has now become a pain point as it eats...
TOKYO: As winter descends on Japan, the soaring energy prices squeezing budgets around the world are starting to hurt the nation’s consumers and companies. Bathhouse owner Atsushi Tsukui is just one of many whose business is under pressure.
Gasoline prices soared to a seven-year high this month and the government is expecting the tightest power supply in a decade this winter.
Weaker GDP data and higher inflation have muddled the picture
Weaker GDP data and higher inflation have muddled the picture