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The Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained ultra-low interest rates on Friday and held off making changes to its controversial bond yield control policy, leaving options open ahead of a leadership transition ... ( read original story ...)

The outbreak of infections on the ship in February 2020 led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead. ( read original story ...)

The Diamond Princess liner returned to Yokohama near Tokyo on Friday for the first time since a mass COVID outbreak three years ago led Japan to quarantine those onboard and suspend the arrival of ... ( read original story ...)

They will be members of the Global Executive Committee and report to Nitin Mantri, Head of the Off-Highway Tires (OHT) division of Yokohama Rubber Company, the company said. ( read original story ...)

The absence of the Mongolian-born grand champion from a fourth consecutive grand tournament will leave ozeki Takakeisho as the highest-ranked wrestler when the 15-day competition opens Sunday at Edion ... ( read original story ...)

Harumi Taguchi of the S&P Global Market Intelligence says it's easier for tourists to travel to and from Japan and spending power is improving. ( read original story ...)

A neighborhood at the edge of the Tokyo metro area went one better than turning swords into plowshares. Its residents turned ceramic grenade casings into flower vases and garden ornaments. ( read original story ...)

Current governor Kuroda was first appointed in March 2013 and has led the central bank's ultra-dovish monetary policy since 2016. Japan's upper house in parliament approved nominee Kazuo Ueda to be the next governor to lead the central bank, ( read original story ...)

Small-scale renewables and batteries could team up to replace large fossil-fueled plants — it just takes a whole lot of little devices to match what big, old power plants can do. For now, truly massive fleets of decentralized clean-energy devices, ( read original story ...)

Japan Airlines Co. ended a campaign to sell steeply discounted tickets for domestic flights after demand overwhelmed the carrier’s website. ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan is widely expected by economists polled by Reuters to make changes to its ultra-dovish monetary policy and hold its interest rates at -0.1%. ( read original story ...)

Police in central Japan have arrested three suspects accused of tampering with a restaurant’s conveyor belt sushi as part of a viral "sushi terrorism" prank. On Wednesday, police in Aichi prefecture ... ( read original story ...)

Viral videos showed 21-year-old Yoshino Ryoga putting his saliva on utensils and sushi and licking the spout of soy sauce bottles at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant in Nagoya City. ( read original story ...)

Showa is the name given to the reign of Japanese emperor Hirohito (1926-1989). Today the word is also used to describe, with a certain amount of exasperation, the attitude of those in Japan who cannot let go of the country’s high-growth era after the second world war. ( read original story ...)

According to Japan's public broadcaster NHK, the Tokyo metropolitan government plans to open its public parks for unrestricted cherry blossom viewing and parties from Monday. The move by the ... ( read original story ...)

A wave of pranks dubbed “sushi terrorism” has made Japanese diners think twice about the country’s iconic conveyor belt restaurants, driving changes to the way chains serve the signature dish and now ... ( read original story ...)