Kiichi Murashima News
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Japan’s 10.3 trillion yen ($116 billion) fiscal stimulus may add less than a quarter of the jobs the government predicts, casting doubt on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe engineering a sustained recovery.
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Japan’s industrial output tumbled more than forecast to the lowest level since the aftermath of the record 2011 earthquake, bolstering the case for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to unleash large-scale stimulus.
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Japan’s machinery orders rose for the first time in three months, a sign that companies may expect the world’s third largest economy to return to growth in 2013.
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Japan may face “irreversible” damage to power-supply capacity from the March 11 earthquake, limiting business activity, Citigroup Inc. said.
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Japan is suffering its worst year for exports since the global contraction in 2009 as Europe’s crisis, China’s slowdown and a diplomatic dispute with the Chinese hurt manufacturers and deepen the risk of a recession.
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Japan’s unemployment rate unexpectedly rose last month as the strong yen continues to squeeze manufacturers.
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Big Japanese manufacturers became more pessimistic as slowdowns in China and Europe sapped export demand and pushed the nation closer to an economic contraction.
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Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s decision to call an election in December may inhibit the government’s ability to stimulate an economy that’s sliding toward its third recession in four years.
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The Bank of Japan will probably take new easing steps next week, a survey of economists showed, as pressure builds on the central bank to do more to end deflation and revive the economy.
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Japan’s economy expanded for the first time in four quarters as exports recovered from a record earthquake, an expansion that is already slowing because of weakening overseas demand.
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