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TOKYO—The Bank of Japan decided Friday to stick to its ultra-easy monetary policy, bucking the global trend largely because inflation in Japan isn’t getting close to the central bank’s 2% target. The decision contrasts with other central banks ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan left monetary policy unchanged and downgraded its assessment of inflation, falling further behind its global peers at the end of a busy week for central banks. The BOJ maintained the settings on its yield-curve control program and asset ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo DisneySea, the theme park located next door to Tokyo Disneyland, is set for a huge upgrade. Oriental Land, the listed company that operates the Japanese parks, said it plans to spend $2.3 billion (JPY250 billion) on renovations and upgrades that ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s “Abenomics” stimulus program is sputtering just as the government and the central bank wanted to tap the brakes, heightening the chance they will be forced to fight the next economic downturn with a near-empty policy arsenal. ( read original story ...)

Japan's "Abenomics" stimulus program is sputtering just as the government and the central bank wanted to tap the brakes, heightening the chance they will be forced to fight the next economic downturn with a near-empty policy arsenal. Analysts say Japan ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped on Thursday morning after the U.S. Federal Reserve forecast a slightly faster pace of rate hikes this year, while concern about a U.S.-China trade war also soured sentiment. The Nikkei .N225 fell 0.4 ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average .N225 closed up 0.38 percent at 22,966.38 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix .TOPX gained 0.42 percent to 1,800.37. ( read original story ...)

Investors have now turned their eyes to the trio of this week's central bank meetings. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.3 per cent in early trading at 22,934.58. South Korea's Kospi was down by less than 0.1 per cent at 2,468.83. ( read original story ...)

TEMPO.CO, Tokyo - Vice President Jusuf Kalla stated many corporations and banks of Japan committed to making more investment in Indonesia. The plan was delivered to Jusuf Kalla when he attended international conference The Future of Asia in Tokyo, June 10 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average edged higher on Wednesday as the market looked to the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision later in the global day, while Toshiba jumped after it announced a major share buyback. Toshiba Corp (6502.T ... ( read original story ...)

pointing out that the decision is inconsistent with Japan's goal to attract 60 million foreign tourists by 2030. In an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review on Tuesday, Lehane spoke of his "concerns," and the "impacts on guests," but said the company will ... ( read original story ...)

Regional banks need to stop their fixation with the old-fashioned buy-and-hold strategy and be more nimble to make the most of their investments, a three-decade industry veteran says. The current low interest-rate environment calls for lenders to adopt a ... ( read original story ...)

Pecuniary trusts (index-linked exchange-traded funds held as trust property) 5 19,855,800,411 Pecuniary trusts (Japan real estate investment trusts held as trust property) 6 481,842,549 ( read original story ...)

On tap this week: U.S inflation (June 12), U.K inflation, FOMC statement & AUD employment (June 13), U.K retail sales, ECB rate announcement, U.S retail sales & Bank of Japan (BoJ) rate announcement (June 14). 1. Stocks see the light In Japan, the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO • You can bank on this piggy bank to remind you to feed it with coins. Credited with the name BankNyan, it is one of the hits from the Tokyo Toy Show, which closed yesterday after a four-day run. The piggy bank has sensors to judge how much money ... ( read original story ...

The Bank of Japan decided to review the Benchmark Ratio (Note 1) used to calculate the Macro Add-on Balance in financial institutions' current account balances at the Bank, to which a zero interest rate is applied, as follows. Note 1: The Benchmark Ratio ... ( read original story ...)