The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday acquitted three former Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) executives, finding them not guilty of manslaughter over the 2011 triple reactor meltdown at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court upholds not guilty verdict for ex-Tepco execs over Fukushima disaster
The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a not guilty criminal verdict by a lower court that cleared former Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) executives of negligence over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power station disaster. ( read original story ...)
Baseball fans fight to save iconic Tokyo stadium where Babe Ruth once played
Thousands of baseball fans have signed a petition to save an iconic Tokyo stadium where Babe Ruth once played and which inspired best-selling author Haruki Murakami to first pick up a pen. ( read original story ...)
7 of Naomi Osaka’s Most Amazing SI Swimsuit Photos
Naomi Osaka is one of the most influential athletes in sports today. The tennis pro broke barriers as the first female Black athlete featured on an SI Swimsuit cover in 2021. In addition to her ... ( read original story ...)
East Japan man accused of reckless riding in group was creating DVDs for biker gangs
Kanagawa Prefectural Police arrested a 43-year-old man in this east Japan city's Isogo Ward on Jan. 17 on suspicion of riding motorcycles ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank has to eliminate negative interest rates by early 2024, UBS says
Tan Teck Leng of UBS Global Wealth Management says if the Bank of Japan will have a tougher time normalizing monetary policy further into 2024. ( read original story ...)
Japan to Roll Out Plans to Back Ukraine at ‘Appropriate Time’, U.S. Official Says
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met last week when Kishida was in Washington on the last stop in a tour of the G7 industrial powers. "I fully expect that at appropriate time Japan will be rolling out specific plans to support Ukraine in a variety of ways. ( read original ...
Japan stocks rise more than 2% as BoJ makes no change to yield range
The Japanese yen weakened against the greenback after the Bank of Japan surprised markets by keeping its yield curve tolerance band unchanged. The Japanese yen weakened 2.04% agai ...
Japanese yen weakens as Bank of Japan makes no changes to yield curve range
The Japanese currency weakened against the U.S. dollar after the Bank of Japan surprised markets by keeping its yield curve tolerance band unchanged.
Bank of Japan defies market pressure and holds firm on yield curve control
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Bank of Japan news every morning. The Bank of Japan has left its yield curve control measures unchanged after a closely watched meeting, ...
Despite Pressure, Bank of Japan Keeps Interest-Rate Targets Unchanged
The Bank of Japan kept its interest-rate targets unchanged despite strong pressure from investors on the bank’s new 0.5% cap for the 10-year government bond yield.
Bank of Japan leaves policy unchanged, yen weakens
Japan's central bank left its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged on Wednesday, bucking heavy speculation that it could again tweak a key lever and sending the yen plunging against the dollar.
Bank of Japan keeps yield control policy unchanged
The Bank of Japan on Wednesday maintained ultra-low interest rates, including its 0.5% cap for the 10-year bond yield, defying market expectations it would phase out its massive stimulus programme in ...
The Bank of Japan’s Moment of Truth
Investors drag the world’s loosest central bank toward ‘normal.’ ...
Asian shares tentative, Japan yields close to policy cap ahead of BOJ meeting
Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday while Japanese yields hugged a policy cap, with markets anxiously awaiting a pivotal Bank of Japan (BOJ) meeting that could see the world's third largest economy ...
6 of Naomi Osaka’s best fashion moments off the court: the tennis champ has deals with Nike and Levi’s, wore Louis Vuitton at the Met Gala 2021, and promoted Black Lives …
As we wait for the 25-year-old athlete's comeback on the court and the maternal 'fits that she will be sporting, let's take a look back at Osaka's major fashion moments off the court. Who can forget ... ( read original story ...)