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Bank of Japan raises policy interest rate

Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation.

The Associated Press - Busines… · 10h

Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation

Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level.

Reuters on MSN · 2h

Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% target.

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U.S. News & World Report · 7h

Alleged Killer of Japanese Schoolboy Goes on Trial in China, Say Japan's Foreign Ministry

The trial of the alleged killer of a boy enrolled in a Japanese school in Shenzhen, China began in the city on Friday, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. "We are aware that the first hearing of the case regarding the murder of Japanese school children in Shenzhen,

BBC on MSN · 9h

China sentences man to death over attack on Japanese school bus

A Chinese man who attacked a Japanese mother and child with a knife and killed a Chinese woman who tried to protect them has been sentenced to death, according to the Japanese government. A Chinese court said that Zhou Jiasheng,

PA Media on MSN · 1d

Chinese court sentences man to death over knife attack outside Japanese school

A Chinese man who injured a Japanese mother and her child and killed a Chinese bus attendant trying to protect them in a knife attack near Shanghai last June has been sentenced to death, according to a Japanese government official.

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Exclusive-Japan's JERA plans to expand US LNG purchases to diversify energy supply

Japan's top LNG buyer, JERA, plans to increase its purchases of liquefied natural gas from the United States to diversify its ...

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Japan Is Ready to Legalize ‘Active Cyber Defense’

National Security Strategy called for an overhaul of Japan’s cybersecurity posture. This might be the year the legislation ...

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Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% target ...

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Japan's leader says he's preparing for tough negotiations with Trump on maintaining US presence

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, said Friday he will seek to maintain ...

One dead, two hurt in stabbing attack at Japan's Nagano train station

One person was killed and two hurt in a stabbing attack Wednesday at Japan's JR Nagano train station. One woman and two men ...

Public Radio International17h

Japan’s transit system is private. Should other countries consider the same?

Transit in most global cities is government-run. But in Japan, that’s not the case. There, private companies run a sprawling ...

The Economist1d

Has Japan truly escaped low inflation?

Editor’s note: This story was updated on January 24th.

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Check safety risks at tourist spots in Japan, Hongkongers warned after fatality

Tourists should do their research and pay attention to warning signs, travel industry figures say after Hongkonger killed ...

Star TV host retires as sex scandal rocks Japan industry

Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, one of the country's most recognisable faces on television, has announced that he is ...

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KCON 2025 Announces Japan & Los Angeles Dates

Entertainment company CJ ENM announced its official dates for the K-pop festival's 2025 editions in Japan and the United ...

Japan cautious on economy as Trump's policies take centre stage

Japan's government on Thursday maintained a cautious outlook for the economy in part as policymakers kept a wary eye on U.S.

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