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Japan's top government ministers denied a media report that Tokyo is considering calling an end to deflation, adding policymakers are focused on ensuring the economy doesn't revert to a protracted ... ( read original story ...)

Price growth in Tokyo surged back above the Bank of Japan’s target in February, a jump that supports the case for the central bank’s first interest rate hike since 2007. ( read original story ...)

On Tuesday, inflation figures for Tokyo garnered investor interest early in the session. The core annual inflation rate accelerated from 1.6% to 2.5% in February. The annual inflation rate picked up ... ( read original story ...)

Global stock markets wavered on Monday but Tokyo closed at an all-time high, while oil prices rose slightly after a decision by major crude producers to extend output cuts.- Oil cuts - On the ... ( read original story ...)

Benson Kipruto and Sutume Asefa Kebede both set course records with their 2024 Tokyo Marathon victories, but which carbon-plated super shoes made the podiums? ( read original story ...)

Big Japanese companies are well equipped for the end of the country’s long-standing era of negative interest rates. Yet, when it arrives, the shift in monetary policy will unearth the dark side of ... ( read original story ...)

Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rose 2.5% in February from a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday, re-accelerating from the previous month in a sign conditions for ending negative interest ... ( read original story ...)

Congressional leaders have invited the prime minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, to address a joint meeting of Congress on April 11, saying the relationship between the U.S. and Japan has proven to be a ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan, long the outlier as other major economies jacked up interest rates to curb inflation, is expected to end its negative interest rate policy soon. ( read original story ...)

4 March 2024 - The United Nations is convening over sixty climate and development experts from around the world in Tokyo from 4 to 6 March to assess progress on climate action targets under the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index jumped above 40,000 for the first time on Monday, extending a historic rally that analysts say has just begun. The milestone comes just days after it had set a record closing ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.5% to an all-time high, crossing the 40,000-point level for the first time to finish at 40,109. Japanese stocks have been on a tear of late—a rally in which famed investor ... ( read original story ...)

Coach Ken Mendola's WeKenRun, recently saw several members excel in both the Osaka Marathon (March 3) and the prestigious Tokyo Marathon (March 10). ( read original story ...)

It was Japan’s day in the men’s elite wheelchair race at the 2024 Tokyo Marathon, as Tomoki Suzuki picked his first win after four second place finishes at home. Swiss wheelchair star Manuela Schaer ... ( read original story ...)

Curiosity arises among fans about Rei’s family wealth. 1 hour ago During the latest outing of the show Follow Rei, IVE‘s member Rei was visited by fellow Japanese K-Pop star, Kangnam. In a candid ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is considering calling an end to deflation in the wake of rising prices, Kyodo news reported, a move that turn a new page for the world's fourth-largest economy after decades of economic ... ( read original story ...)