Bank of Japan lowers annual growth estimate

The Bank of Japan revised down its annual growth forecast on Thursday and maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy as the pandemic continues to weigh on the world's third-largest economy. In a ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Core Consumer Prices Up 0.1 Pct in Oct.

The core consumer price index for Tokyo's densely populated 23 wards in October rose 0.1 pct from a year earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Friday. The result compared ... ( read original story ...)