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In a weekend interview, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank could end its 7-year-old negative interest rate policy when achievement of its 2% inflation target is in sight - suggesting the BOJ is considering official interest rate hikes as well as an early end its bond-buying, yield cap policy. ( read ...

The ace of the Yokohama DeNA Baystars is enjoying a career season in 2023, posting elite numbers in the NPB. Since his debut for Yokohama in 2016, Imanaga has been a model of consistent play, with a ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's education board decided Monday to scrap its gender quota for all admissions of full-time public high school students taking g ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo rental prices surge, driving interest in micro homes; young workers seek affordability despite cramped living conditions. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower on Monday over a spike in long-term government bond yields to a nearly 10-year high, while investors took a wait-and-see attitude ahead of this ... ( read original story ...)

In a weekend interview, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank could end its 7-year-old negative interest rate policy when achievement of its 2% inflation target is in sight - suggesting the BOJ is considering official interest rate hikes as well as an early end its bond-buying, yield cap policy. ( read ...

It may not sound like a lot, but a buyer of the benchmark Japanese government bond can now get more than 0.7% interest—the most in nearly a decade. Monday’s rise in the yield of Japan’s 10-year government bond reflected growing expectations for an early rate increase by the Bank of Japan. ( read original story ...

The Sapporo District Court on Monday handed down the ruling on the lawsuit against the Hokkaido prefectural government and a mutual aid association for local government workers. The plaintiff, Sasaki ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese court rejected Monday a damages suit by a woman in a same-sex relationship arguing that the refusal by her former employ ... ( read original story ...)

Leonardo UK, Leonardo Italy, Italy’s ELT Group and Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric envision divvying up the fighter's sensor-related work share in 2025. ( read original story ...)

Japan take on the lowest-ranked team in the tournament in Toulouse. Join Daniel Gallan ( read original story ...)

Wales has struggled to hold off fast-finishing Fiji to win 32-26 in the latest instalment of their entertaining Rugby World Cup rivalry in Bordeaux. ( read original story ...)

STORY: Long lines, overflowing bins and broken toilets......scenes you might expect at a county fair but maybe not Mt. Fuji, the iconic Japanese mountain, a sacred source of pride in the country for its symmetrical form. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks were mixed Monday morning, as a rise in long-term government bond yields to a nearly 10-year high prompted buying of bank shares but put downward pressure on semiconductor heavyweights. ( read original story ...)

Japanese financial stocks rose sharply as the 10-year government bond yield hit a nine-year high after the Bank of Japan’s governor told a local daily that ending negative interest rates would be an option if wage and consumer price gains look sustainable. ( read original story ...)

Japanese financial firms rally after comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda suggesting an end to negative interest rates is possible if policymakers become confident that prices and wages will keep going up sustainably. ( read original story ...)