Inflation
January inflation in Tokyo tops BOJ target for 8th month
Consumer price rise of 4.3% is fastest year-on-year since May 1981
Central bank focused on inflation as regional peers make different moves
Rising travel, electricity costs makes monetary tightening more likely
President signals need for more imports to stem price rises
Kuroda's statements no longer taken at face value after December blindside
Central bank calls price stability crucial to sustainable growth
Move follows 5 other electric utilities' application for 28-46% hikes
Newcomers seeking better lives 'feel like prisoners living in a box'
Imports by top consumer China more than double as shipping jam eases
December figure exceeds BOJ's price stability target for ninth straight month
As Malaysia holds fast, Jakarta's central bank moves to quell inflation
Masayoshi Amamiya has played a key role Japan's monetary policy revolution
Options include widening interest rate band, scrapping yield controls or standing pat
More-than-expected rise adds pressure on BOJ to hike interest rates
Upward pressure prevails despite central bank's bond-buying announcement
Recession or higher inflation likely to hit country this year, says Jason Furman
Widely expected move seen by some as end to tightening cycle
CPI data shows prices on a sustained downward trend
December's annual CPI gain was 1.8%; producer prices down 0.7%
Fast Retailing expects its labor costs in the country to rise by 15%
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