Banks and investment firms riding the wave of activity in Japan markets and dealmaking are dangling higher pay, perks and prospects of an interesting career. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/25/companies/banks-jobs-graduates-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #japaneseeconomy #jobs #jobhunting #brokerages #ai #us #china #depopulation
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Japan is tightening permanent residency rules to better manage long-term immigration while preserving fast-track paths for highly skilled workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/21/japan/japan-raises-residency-bar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #immigration #jobs #japaneseeconomy #us #uk #sanaetakaichi #shinzoabe
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda had tightened cautiously the past two years and there's little to suggest he's eager to ditch the incremental approach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/22/japan/bojs-rate-hike-modest-step/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #boj #kazuoueda #scottbessent #ustreasury #sanaetakaichi #ecb #fed #boe #kevinwarsh #monetarypolicy #japaneseeconomy #yen
When women leave Japan's workforce, too often there's no way back in. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/24/japan/japans-gender-gap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #women039sissues #jobs #discrimination #employment #japaneseeconomy
U.S. President Donald Trump shared his concerns over the yen during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier this week in New York, according to Japan's finance minister. The yen rose. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/25/trump-concern-weak-yen-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #yen #japaneseeconomy #boj #satsukikatayama #scottbessent
Japan no longer needs a reflationary policy of aggressive monetary easing and nimble fiscal spending, according to Growth Strategy Minister Minoru Kiuchi, one of the Cabinet's most aggressive reflationists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/25/kiuchi-reflationary-phase-exit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #minorukiuchi #japaneseeconomy #donaldtrump #scottbessent #sanaetakaichi #boj #abenomics
Japan’s finance chief says Takaichi isn’t ‘reflationist’ https://www.byteseu.com/2398828/ #BOJ #budgets #Defense #FinanceMinistry #Inflation #Japan #JapaneseEconomy #JGBs #SanaeTakaichi #SatsukiKatayama #US
The yen was headed for its best day in almost three weeks as Japanese officials discussed the problems tied to a weak currency in meetings with their U.S. counterparts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/26/markets/japan-yen-rises-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #currencies #japaneseeconomy #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi #satsukikatayama
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is not a reflationist, her finance minister said, seeking to allay investor concerns her government would spend excessively and pressure the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates low. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/26/economy/japan-katayama-takaichi-reflationist/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #inflation #satsukikatayama #sanaetakaichi #defense #budgets #japaneseeconomy #us #jgbs #boj #financeministry
The tide of Japanese money returning home has begun, but a larger repatriation of overseas assets is being held back by uncertainty over where Japan bond yields will peak and how much the BOJ will raise interest rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/26/markets/japan-bond-repatriation-rush-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #bonds #interestrates #japaneseeconomy #currencies #boj
https://www.europesays.com/3276601/ Higher defense spending won’t unsettle markets, government adviser says #BOJ #défense #japan #JAPANESEECONOMY #SanaeTakaichi
The Bank of Japan could raise its benchmark rate for a second straight month when its board meets in October, earlier than many economists expect, according to a former executive director in charge of monetary policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/28/economy/boj-hike-october-possibility/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #yen #inflation #sanaetakaichi #kazuoueda
Expansion of Japan's defense spending will likely be spread over many years and shouldn't become a source of significant market anxiety in any single year, a member of a panel that advises the prime minister has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/28/markets/defense-spending-no-market-anxiety/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #sanaetakaichi #defense #japaneseeconomy #boj