Erica Yokoyama is an Economy & Government Reporter at various leading financial publications. She specializes in finance, financial markets, business and economics, focusing on topics such as economic policy, the global economy, and forex trading. Erica's insightful analysis and reporting have been featured in notable outlets including Financial Post, BNN Bloomberg, and TIME.
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Erica Yokoyama's coverage focuses on Japan, with a strong emphasis on finance and economy. She has given significant attention to government announcements and data citations in her articles.
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By: Sakura Murakami, Erica Yokoyama
JAPANESE Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet approved a plan to temporarily cut the sales tax on food for two years, in a move aimed at easing pressure on households that is also fueling concerns over Japan's fiscal health.
By: Shery Ahn, Erica Yokoyama, Hideyuki Sano
Also, activist investors face tougher times in Japan.
By: Erica Yokoyama, Akemi Terukina, Shery Ahn
Japan’s spending plans will provide a long-term boost for the yen, Japanese Growth Strategy Minister Minoru Kiuchi said, pushing back against market concerns over the nation’s finances.
By: Erica Yokoyama, Mia Glass
The yen’s weakness has become a growing issue for Japan’s policymakers, given its role in driving up import prices and household living costs. It’s also become a worry for the US.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushed back against criticism she has focused too much on her own political agenda rather than the cost-of-living crisis, touting a raft of price relief measures on social media as her approval ratings slip.
Japan’s economic growth unexpectedly slowed in the three months through June as capital spending continued to slump in the face of uncertainties stemming from the Middle East conflict.
The Bank of Japan should raise its benchmark interest rate at every meeting, with the goal of taking the rate above 2% in order to narrow the rate differential with the US and ease pressure on the yen, a former Finance Ministry official said.
Japan’s export growth accelerated to the fastest pace since 2022 on robust demand for chips and cars and helped by the yen’s dip to the weakest level in 40 years.
Japan’s budget requests for next year are set to hit a record that may overstate the pace of fiscal expansion, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks to pack more spending into the initial plan rather than leaning on supplementary budgets later in the year.
By: Takashi Umekawa, Erica Yokoyama, Hideki Suzuki
Japan’s Finance Ministry will seek a record ¥36.6 trillion ($230 billion) for debt-servicing costs in its initial budget request for the next fiscal year, according to documents seen by Bloomberg, a sharp increase that highlights the growing burden of higher interest rates.
