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NEGATIVE INTEREST RATE

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2017
Bank of Japan¡¯s Kuroda warns low rates may sow seeds of new financial crisis
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Thursday low profitability at financial institutions could sow the seeds of a new financial crisis, offering his strongest warning to date of the demerits of aggressive monetary easing pursued by major central banks.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 15, 2016
Banks would be turned off by BOJ paying them to borrow, experts say
Japan¡¯s major lenders wouldn¡¯t want the central bank to pay them to borrow even if policymakers seeking to kill off deflation made such an offer, according to people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 2, 2016
BOJ¡¯s Sato is pessimistic on economy, central bank¡¯s strategy
A Bank of Japan board member expressed pessimism about the economy and the central bank¡¯s strategy, saying in a speech Thursday that the BOJ will be unable to reach its 2 percent inflation target as forecast and negative rates will not work to boost investment.
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2016
BOJ¡¯s newest board member Sakurai to cement Kuroda¡¯s majority
The Diet approved Makoto Sakurai as a Bank of Japan board member Wednesday, a move expected to strengthen Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda¡¯s support on the board.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 22, 2016
ECB, BOJ using rates to push down currencies, King says
The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan are trying to push down the values of their respective currencies with the use of negative interest rates, former Bank of England Gov. Mervyn King said.
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2016
Negative rates have helped global economy: IMF¡¯s Lagarde
The world economy would be worse off without negative interest rates, according to International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 15, 2016
BOJ¡¯s negative rate move proving a gold mine for bullion retailers
The nation¡¯s negative interest rates are boosting demand for gold, according to its biggest bullion retailer.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 11, 2016
BOJ negative rate seen as top tool by analysts, with cut by July
The Bank of Japan¡¯s new negative rate is the most likely tool for any expansion of stimulus, with a majority of economists in a survey forecasting additional easing by July.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 25, 2016
Faced with BOJ negative rates, money managers enter new era
BlackRock Inc.¡¯s Jason Miller has fielded more calls from Japanese investors in the past few weeks than ever in recent memory. Among the main concern for clients: How can they safeguard returns in a new era of below-zero rates?
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 25, 2016
Japan got paid $464 million to borrow thanks to negative yields
The government has been paid at least ?52 billion to borrow money since the yield on its debt first fell below zero at auction in October 2014.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 23, 2016
Kuroda hints at shift in thinking on power of monetary policy
Almost three years after taking the helm at the Bank of Japan, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has hinted that his view on the power of monetary policy has shifted, after an unprecedented stimulus program failed to achieve his inflation target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Feb 12, 2016
Abenomics on ropes as reform arrow, BOJ ¡®bazooka¡¯ misfire
As Tokyo stocks tumble further, dragging the Nikkei average to its first close below 15,000 since October 2014, economists ask: Has Abenomics run its course?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Feb 1, 2016
BOJ market magician Kuroda pulls another rabbit from his hat
The Bank of Japan continues to push the boundaries of monetary policy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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