Bank of Japan keeps rates steady but hawkish split points to June hike

By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, April 28 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Tuesday but three of its nine-member board proposed hiking borrowing costs, signalling policymakers' concerns over inflationary pressures from the Middle East conflict. ( read original story ...)

Why is Japan abandoning its post-WWII pacifism?

Japan wrote pacifism into its constitution and culture following World War II, but that era may be coming to an end. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last week moved to allow arms sales to foreign ... ( read original story ...)