Latest from Rupert Wingfield-Hayes

• Dec 26, 2013

  Nikkei 16,000!

  Japan's Nikkei stock index closed about 16,000 for the first time since 2007.

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• Dec 3, 2013

  Japan’s economic plans: Sales tax plus stimulus

  Japan’s government debt equals about 230 percent of its gross domestic product.  To raise money to pay that down, the government will increase the national sales tax to 8 percent. Paying off massive debt seems prudent, but to avoid slowing the economy with the higher taxes, Japanese officials in the next day or so will […]

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• Nov 28, 2013

  Stocks in Japan are up, but will the economy follow?

  Today, the Japan Nikkei Index went up another 1.8 percent to get very close to a six year high.

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• Oct 25, 2013

  Good news: Japan inflation at 5 year high

  Prices are up in Japan — and that's a good thing.

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• Oct 1, 2013

  Japan will increase its national sales tax by 3 percent

  Japan is hiking its national sales tax, from 5 percent all the way to 8 percent.

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• Jul 22, 2013

  Economic stimulus in Japan gets a political boost

  The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will now control both houses of parliament. What does the new majority mean for Abe's economic plans?

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• May 23, 2013

  Japan markets down on stimulus jitters, China manufacturing data

  After an electrifying run over the past several weeks, stock markets around the world are down this morning.

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• May 20, 2013

  Japan takes energy race overseas, promotes solar at home

  Things have been electric on the Japanese stock market recently. But the country is in need of energy and is hunting for it in innovative ways.

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• May 16, 2013

  Japan’s economy grows under Shinzo Abe’s leadership

  Policies taken by the head of Japan are helping the country finally bounce back after decades of trouble. But is it enough — and will it continue?

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• May 9, 2013

  Sony back in the black for the first time in 5 years

  Japanese entertainment and electronics giant Sony has managed to make money, not lose it for the first time in five years. The company reported a net profit of $948 million.

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