Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that he would closely watch how the Bank of Japan's policy tweaks may impact markets. "Even with the market move as seen today, currencies ...
Cosplay, tattoo photos during sick leave get Osaka Pref. city worker suspended
A city employee in Osaka Prefecture has been suspended from work for two months after posting photos on Twitter showing her cosplaying at eve ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sends yen soaring and stocks tumbling with hint it could join rate-hiking party
Japan's central bank kept interest rates unchanged Friday despite rising inflation but hinted that it could gradually abandon years of ultra-cheap money, sending the yen soaring and stocks tumbling. ( read original story ...)
Japan raises alarm over China’s military, Russia ties and Taiwan tensions in new defense paper
The Japanese government stepped up its alarm over China's assertiveness, warning in a report issued Friday that the country faces its worst security threats since World War II as it plans to implement ... ( read original story ...)
Japan yields hit 9-year high, yen gains after BOJ delivers ‘stealth’ policy shift
Japan's benchmark bond yield soared to a nine-year high and the yen rallied after the Bank of Japan's decision on Friday to conduct its yield curve control (YCC) policy more flexibly. The BOJ ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Steady Above $29K, Bond Yields Rise as BOJ Makes Yield Curve Control More Flexible
The BOJ announced a hawkish tweak to its yield curve control (YCC) program, shifting the hard cap on the 10-year Japanese government bond yield to 1% from 0.5%. Bond yields rose after the BOJ decision ...
Yen Rallies After Bank Of Japan Policy Tweak, Asian Equities Mixed
The yen rallied and Japanese stocks fell after the country's central bank tweaked its ultra-loose monetary policy on Friday, while other Asian stocks were mixed after forecast-beating US data revived ...
A $4.5 trillion threat to global financial markets looms in Japan
Tighter monetary policy by the Bank of Japan could disrupt capital flows and upend global markets. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tokyo markets see volatile day after BOJ tweaks ultraeasy policy
Tokyo's financial markets saw a volatile day Friday as investors digested the Bank of Japan's decision to tweak its ultraloose moneta ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Central Bank Loosens Its Grip on Easy Money Policy
Bank of Japan takes a step toward allowing interest rates to rise, saying it will be more flexible in managing its bond market. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo victim had history of violence, mother of suspect says
Hiroko Tamura, 60, the mother of Runa Tamura, was arrested on a charge of collusion and told investigators her 29-year-old daughter had been victimized by the murdered man, identified as Hitoshi Ura, ... ( read original story ...)
Man found beheaded inside Japanese ‘love hotel’ in red light district, doctor and family arrested
A Japanese doctor was arrested along with his wife and daughter this week in connection with the grisly discovery of a decapitated body at a love hotel. Psychiatrist Osamu Tamura, 59, and his daughter ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Photo Journal: Fireworks fly for Osaka’s Tenjin Matsuri, wowing festivalgoers
Fireworks light up the sky and the Okawa River during the climactic "motomiya" celebration of the Tenjin Matsuri -- one of the country's three biggest festivals -- in Osaka's Miyakojima Ward on July ... ( read original story ...)
E. coli found in soybeans from China; Osaka issues sales ban, recall
The city health center here on July 25 imposed a sales ban and recall of products from a local food trading company after E. coli bacteria wa ... ( read original story ...)
Stock market today: Asian shares mixed, Tokyo falls as Bank of Japan adjusts bond purchase policy
Asian shares are mixed after the Bank of Japan adjusted its bond purchase policy but kept its negative benchmark interest rate unchanged. Tokyo and Sydney fell while Hong Kong and Shanghai ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan pledges to guide yield curve control with ‘greater flexibility’
The BOJ also kept its ultra-loose interest rate intact and revised core consumer inflation forecast upward for the current fiscal year.