Japan is the latest country to turn to enormous fiscal relief as it seeks to reduce the impact of geopolitical instability and rampant inflation.
Tag: Japan
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Why Japan Stands Virtually Alone in Keeping Interest Rates Ultralow
The yen is plummeting and inflation is climbing, but Japan’s economic circumstances have led to a view that raising rates would do more harm than good.
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North Korea Tests a Missile and Flies Warplanes Near Border With South
South Korea dispatched its own warplanes in a show of force as the North appeared intent on keeping tensions high on the Korean Peninsula.
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Their Loved Ones Died. Preserved Tattoos Offer a Way to Keep Them Close.
Laws in most states allow mourners to remove and preserve tattoos as memorial works of art. An Ohio company, Save My Ink Forever, is the pioneer.
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Businesses Brace for Currency Chaos in Asia
A 1997 financial catastrophe casts a long shadow in countries that are seeing the value of their money plunge to record lows.