Wonder if lower oil prices are keeping inflation down in Japan, like here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3221630/posts
Japan’s central bank shocks markets with more easing as inflation slows
Reuters ^ | Oct 31, 2014 | Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto
Posted on 10/31/2014, 6:39:04 AM by TigerLikesRooster
Japan’s central bank shocks markets with more easing as inflation slows
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO Fri Oct 31, 2014 10:47am GMT
(Reuters) - The Bank of Japan shocked global financial markets on Friday by expanding its massive stimulus spending in a stark admission that economic growth and inflation have not picked up as much as expected after a sales tax hike in April
I don’t think personal vehicles and the average fuel expense are quite the issue in Japan as in the US.