Press review: November 2022

In this section you will find this month's press review, which contains a selection of some of the most interesting Japan-related online articles that have been published over the past month. To read them, please click on the following links:

• Japan’s wave of tourists sends hotels and taxis hunting for staff

• Japan to resume offshore wind auctions in December with revised rules

• Japan beer sales fell 32% in October following price hikes

• Japan restaurant sales top pre-pandemic levels

• Japanese companies hold firm on capital spending with focus on technology

• BOJ plans digital yen experiment with mega-banks next spring

• 23% of major Japanese firms may raise prices next yr on rising costs

• Japanese manufacturers slowly shifting to domestic production

• Tokyo stocks end lower on profit-taking, weak exporters

• Japan's November factory activity shrinks at quickest pace in two years

• Tokyo consumer inflation hits 40-year high

• Tokyo aims to be 'most startup-friendly' city with new support for firms

• Japanese firms re-imagine offices to make them hubs of communication

• Opportunities for women return to Japan’s job market, but inequalities persist