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TOKYO( Kyodo)--Japan's record budget plan for fiscal 2022 has laid bare the urgent need to have real discussions about how to restore its debt-ridden finances, but the chance of seeing them anytime soon seems very slim, at least until the House of Councillors election scheduled for July next year.... Still, politicians tend to have reservations about bringing the issue of fiscal reconstruction under the spotlight especially in the run-up to an election, as it reminds voters about the possibilit

TOKYO: Japan’s household spending climbed for the first time in three months in March as virus restrictions were lifted across the nation, offering some support for private consumption at the end of a bruising quarter for the economy. Outlays advanced 4.1% from February, led by spending on transport, communications and clothing, the ministry of internal affairs reported yesterday.... Spending was still down from a year earlier, but not by as much as expected. The figures point to a stronger-tha

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at a press conference at the central bank's head office in Tokyo on Sept.... He breaks the record on a day that also sees the ruling Liberal Democratic Party choose its new leader--and almost certainly the next Japanese prime minister.... The BOJ's monetary easing under Kuroda has been a key pillar of" Abenomics," an economy-boosting program spearheaded by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and continued by incumbent Yoshihide Suga....

The performance follows spurts of growth in the United States and China, the No.... That underlying weakness made it the first among major economies to fall into recession, defined by two consecutive quarters of contraction. That same fragility has also made it slower to recover.... The size of its rebound has not been as stark as other major economies....

Open this photo in gallery Edmonton ER nurse Sarah Basuric has not fully recovered after inhaling bear spray released by a patient during a shift earlier this year. The Globe and MailIt was 90 minutes into her shift at an Edmonton emergency room when Sarah Basuric heard a commotion.... Basuric, who was quickly admitted to the intensive care unit after it was discovered that a patient had released bear spray from a concealed can. Seven months later, Ms.... Basuric is still on leave from Edmonto

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