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Bank of Japan Likely to Raise Inflation Forecast to Over 2.5% – Kyodo
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will raise its inflation forecast for this fiscal year to above 2.5% at its next policy meeting as a weakening yen and higher raw material costs drive up prices, the Kyodo news ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends lower on U.S. recession concerns
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower Monday, tracking Wall Street's losses late last week, on renewed recession concerns following data showing rising expectations for inflation. The ...
Tourists flock to Tokyo’s Asakusa district following easing of border restrictions
Visitors, including overseas tourists, throng the Asakusa district in Taito Ward, Tokyo, on Sunday. The area bustled on the first weekend following the easing of border control ... ( read original story ...)
Mass brawl breaks out at Tokyo French restaurant
Glasses were thrown, a door was shattered and a man was injured in a brawl involving about 20 to 30 people at a French restaurant in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district on Sunday, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Dragon suspected in Tokyo skyscraper scuffle
A violent scuffle broke out at a Tokyo restaurant on Sunday. Police suspect the brawl was initiated by a gang known as Chinese Dragon. Gang members include people of Japanese ancestry related to those ... ( read original story ...)
Fumio Kishida orders probe of Moonies after outcry over Japan political ties
The Japanese government will launch an investigation into the Unification Church amid a public outcry over close ties between politicians and the South Korean religious group that came to light ... ( read original story ...)
Live news updates: Japan’s Kishida vows to launch Unification Church probe
The Brazilian president pounced on Lula’s mismanagement of allocated time in the final section of the debate to launch an almost six-minute long monologue that played up the ties between Lula’s ... ( read original story ...)
USD/JPY snaps eight-day uptrend near 148.50 amid looming Japan intervention
Japan PM Kishida assures taking steps to limit speculative FX moves, begin search for replacing BOJ Governor Kuroda. Pullback in yields, light calendar tease sellers around multi-year high. USD/JPY ...
Japan PM Kishida: Will take steps against speculative FX moves as needed
He said that they “will take steps against speculative FX moves as needed.” “Rapid forex moves undesirable,” he added. Information on these pages contains forward-looking statements that involve risks ...
Japan’s Nikkei ends lower even as tourism stocks shine
Japanese stocks fell on Monday, tracking Wall Street's slump from the previous session as investors braced for more signals of global recession, although tourism-related shares performed well ...
Soccer: Former Japan, Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura to retire at end of season
Former Japan and Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura, currently at Yokohama FC in the J-League second division, is set to retire at the end ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM hints that decision on next BOJ chief still months off
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hinted on Monday that a decision on a successor to Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda may still be months away, offering no timeline and no names of potential ... ( read original story ...)
Nintendo is opening its second official Japan store in Osaka
The Daimaru Umeda outlet will be offering an extensive selection of games and character merch including Super Mario ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Traders Speculate on Possibility of Stealth Intervention in Yen
Tokyo’s yen watchers continued to speculate whether Japan conducted a stealth intervention last week, zeroing in on the volatility seen after Thursday’s surprise US inflation data.Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan keeps up warnings over rapid yen moves after G20
Japanese authorities kept up their warnings to the market on Monday of a firm response to overly rapid yen declines, after a fall late last week to a 32-year low and meetings of global financial ... ( read original story ...)