Central bank expected to head for a no-change once more. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is one of the last few central banks to hop onto the bandwagon for rate hikes, with its accommodat ...
Bank of Japan set to discuss raising inflation outlook
Policymakers at the Bank of Japan are expected to discuss raising their annual inflation outlook to the two-percent range later this week.
Bank of Japan chief determined to maintain stimulus as world tightens
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda is in no mood to give up on stimulus and his ultraloose monetary policy, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japanese stocks edge higher ahead of BOJ policy meeting
Japanese stocks posted modest gains on Tuesday after a three-day weekend, with investors reluctant to make major bets ahead of a policy meeting by the Bank of Japan, despite lowered estimates for ...
No word yet on new Russian company to operate Sakhalin-2 project, says Japan
The Japanese government has not yet received word that a new Russian company set to operate the oil and gas Sakhalin-2 project has been established, industry minister Koichi Hagiuda said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Hanyu expected to retire from competitive skating
Two-time Olympic gold-medal figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu is expected to step away from competitive figure skating. He was expected to confirm his plans late on Tuesday at a news conference in Tokyo. His ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu, who won two Olympic gold medals in figure skating, to announce retirement
Two-time Olympic gold-medal winner Yuzuru Hanyu is expected to step away from competitive figure skating, according to a report in his native Japan. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.80 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 0.80 percent at 27,003.83 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix gained 0.73 percent at 1,906.23. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Check: Bankruptcies Taking Sector into Uncharted Waters
The fall of integral crypto players has triggered 'a downward spiral', one analyst says, that's taken other crypto investors and companies down with it.
SoftBank pauses talks for Arm IPO in London amid UK turmoil
Neil Hall SoftBank has temporarily stopped work on a London IPO for Arm, but will continue to focus on New York. Reuters . The departures of UK investment minister Gerry Grimst ...
SoftBank Halts Plans for Arm’s London IPO – FT
The departures of investment minister Gerry Grimstone and digital minister Chris Philp, following the collapse of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government earlier this month, have led SoftBank to ...
Junior high school student in Japan punished with in-school suspension for plucking her eyebrows
A Fukuoka Prefecture junior high school in Kurume, Japan, punished a female student with three days of “separate-room schooling” and a reflective essay after discovering she had plucked her eyebrows. ( read original story ...)
Monkey accused of attacking 14 people over 10 days sought by police in Japan
Police are on a mission to capture a monkey who has attacked 14 people in a span of 10 days in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The Yamaguchi Prefectural Police sent patrols to the Ogori district of ... ( read original story ...)
West Japan Railway to raise fares for some Sanyo Shinkansen bullet trains in April 2023
West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) will raise fares for some Sanyo Shinkansen bullet trains on April 1, 2023, to cover the revenue drop due to ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Is Japan ready to reopen its borders?
Japan’s current border rules for foreign tourists are among the most restrictive in Asia. But Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s COVID-19 policy response and slow reopening have earned public ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Keene’s Japan (Pt. 10): Bringing news of prisoners’ safety to families around Tokyo
Donald Keene, who had stayed in China's Tsingtao for a period after World War II, finally set foot on Japan's mainland in December 1945. Thou ... ( read original story ...)