Japan
Japan's silver population boom threatens economy
Japan's silver population boom threatens economy
Japanese population aged 65 and older will rise to 30% by 2030.
Japan's neutral monetary policy to drive prices up in 2018
Inflation is expected to hit 2%.
Number of jobless in Japan falls 5.9% in July
The country has 1.9 million unemployed persons.
Japan's GDP growth hits 4% in Q2
Domestic demand was the main driver of GDP growth.
Japan's GDP dips 0.1% in June
Blame weak demand from overseas.
Japan's manufacturing PMI dropped to an 8-month low
Dwindling export orders halt the index from rising.
Japan CPI inflation remains at 0.4%
Bleak output, wages, and outlook are halting growth in the country.
Asia-Pacific healthcare IT market to post double-digit growth in the next six years
Japan and India account for more than half of market share.
Japanese life insurers' credit quality under pressure: Moody's
Blame it on an ultralow interest rate environment.
Japan's hopes For October exports rebound dashed
Exports declined for 13 months in a row.
Japan's job seekers surge 133% q-o-q in 3Q16
Thanks to a growing number of mergers.
How will negative interest rates affect Japanese banks?
Moody's estimates a 4%-7% decline in aggregate net income.
Japan LNG imports to see structural decline
BMI Research estimates a 2.3% drop over the next decade.
Japanese mobile infrastructure market drops 16% to $1.5billion
The LTE hardware market is expected to slowdown until 2020.
Multinational drug makers brace for tough pricing environment in Japan
Weak economy adds pressure on the government to contain costs.
Japan's policy stimulus to spur growth but medium-term challenges remain: Moody's
Debt burden to rise further over the next decade.
Check out how Japan provides favourable conditions to local generic drugmakers
Generic drugs's volume share stands at 59% in Q42015.
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