Around 7:46 p.m. on the 16th, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, Japan. The quake caused significant shaking across the capital region for several seconds. ( read original story ...)
5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Tokyo region; no danger of tsunami
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook eastern Japan, including Tokyo, on Tuesday (June 16, 2026), but there was no danger of a tsunami, the meteorological agency said. An archive of ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan raises rates to 31-year high, flags more to come
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high on Tuesday in a landmark step in its policy normalisation, signalling readiness to tighten further as it focuses on taming price pressures ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto News Today (June 15): BTC Back Above $66K, Bank of Japan Announces Rate Hike, BlackRock BITA Fund Receives SEC Approval
Bitcoin has surged above $66,000, continuing the bullish price action that began over the past weekend amid an incoming peace deal between the US and Iran, slowing ETF outflows, and the Bank of Japan ...
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Its shares surged, underscoring strong investor appetite for new listings amid a sustained rally in domestic equities.
Japan just raised interest rates to a level not seen since 1995 — and the yen carry trade is back
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates to a level unseen in 31 years on Tuesday, aiming to normalize monetary policy amid mounting inflation pressures. The BOJ has upped its short-term policy ...
Magnitude 5.5 Ibaraki earthquake shakes Tokyo capital region
At around 7:46 p.m. on the 16th, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, Japan. The quake caused significant shaking across the entire capital region of Tokyo for ... ( read original story ...)
M5.5 quake jolts eastern Japan near Tokyo, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook eastern Japan including Tokyo on Tuesday, causing some disruptions to the cou ... ( read original story ...)
5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Tokyo region but no danger of a tsunami, meteorological agency says
TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook eastern Japan, including Tokyo, on Tuesday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the meteorological agency said. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tech business SoftBank rolls out OpenAI ‘patches’ against cyberattacks
Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group Corp. is launching a service using OpenAI technology to protect against the looming threat of cyberattacks. ( read original story ...)
Man arrested after pepper spray attack at Nagoya arcade leaves 23 injured
Police have arrested a 27-year-old office worker accused of unleashing pepper spray inside a Nagoya video arcade earlier this month ... ( read original story ...)
Germany, Japan accelerate postwar military buildup
Germany and Japan are expanding defense spending and military cooperation as doubts about U.S. commitments and threats from Russia and China grow. ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s ambitious urban redevelopment projects are stalling
TOKYO– If all goes according to plan, the skyline of Tokyo’s bustling Shibuya district will finally lose its matrix of construction cranes in March 2035, marking the conclusion of a “once-in-a-century” redevelopment pushed nearly eight years behind schedule. ( read original story ...)
Explained: Why Japan’s Nikkei soared to lifetime high even after BOJ hiked interest rates to 31-year high
Japan's Nikkei index surged past 70,000 for the first time as the Bank of Japan raised its short-term policy rate to 1%, the highest in 31 years. The central bank's gradual tightening, coupled with ...
Japan’s Nikkei clears 70,000 briefly on BOJ relief
Tokyo stocks staged a rally following the Bank of Japan's widely anticipated move of raising its policy rate by 25 basis points to 1%, sending the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average to 70,000 for the ...
Japan’s central bank hikes interest rates as amid inflation fears
Japan’s central bank hikes interest rates as tensions in the Middle East fuel inflation fears - Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high ...