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This article is about how the Bank of Japan is trying to curb increasing deflation in the country via a 20 trillion yen scheme that expands its super-cheap funding for the banking sector. Japan has suffered deflation since the 1990s, because of fallen asset prices, insolvent companies and banks, low GDP growth and imported deflation.

This article is about the decrease in Japan's machinery orders by 11.3%. The decline in orders could mean that Japanese companies are giving up on a recovery from deflation. This relates to the topic of deflation because in this article, it is saying that the Japanese economy "is going to suffer from price deflation for some time."

This article demonstrates several characteristics of deflation: falling prices and worth (of houses, for example), decreasing wages, and decreasing in availability of credit (and also higher interest rates). Due to all these factors, many homeowners in the United States cannot afford to pay off their mortgages or maintain their homes. This article examines the measures government is taking to address the problem and addresses whether or not these measures have a chance to succeed.

This article is about the drop in prices at the wholesale level in the month of February. This drop, about 0.6%, is the largest in seven months. This represents deflation, as it is a drop in prices.

Consumer prices in Japan have dropped by 2.4% in August. This was due to lower petrol and energy costs, as well as decreased demand. The central bank says that low interest rates and stimulus packages will prevent deflation. This article shows the importance of prices in a country's economy.