Category: Economic news
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Japanese household financial assets hit a record 2,519 trillion yen: 90% of the 251 trillion yen rise came from price gains (June 2026)
At the end of June 2026, Japanese households held financial assets of about 2,519 trillion yen. That is the largest figure since the series began at the end of 1997. The number comes from the Bank of Japan’s Flow of Funds statistics, the preliminary release for the second quarter of 2026, published on 17 September 2026. This article is written for individuals who want to review where their own money…
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Nominal versus real interest rates – the rate literacy that pays to know
The 0.3% on a term deposit is a headline number. If prices are rising 2% a year, what you can buy shrinks while the money sits there. The real interest rate is what explains that gap, and the arithmetic is one subtraction. It changes how you read savings, borrowing and the news. This is written for people weighing where to keep cash, or choosing between a fixed and a variable…
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Why inflation hit Japan – the structural causes and what comes next
The supermarket receipt keeps getting longer, but the bank balance has not gone down. That gap – nothing lost on paper, less that you can actually buy – is what is happening in Japan today. This article sorts the causes of higher prices into four, explains what it means to hold only yen, and describes how crypto assets can be used to protect purchasing power. It is written for individuals…