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Warning after another scam circulates around Worcester
Cathedral SNT warned that residents have received letters through the post from insurance companies cancelling policies on vehicles they do not own.
Japan’s Nikkei rallies as BOJ maintains dovish stance
Japan's Nikkei share average rallied on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) opted to leave interest rates unchanged, as widely expected, and said accommodative monetary conditions are likely to ...
Japan’s yen hits weakest level in three decades as BOJ keeps interest rate unchanged, as expected
ETFs: (JEQ), (EWJ), (DXJ), (FXY). Japan's Nikkei 225 (NKY:IND) rose 0.7% to around 37,876 points in mixed trade on Friday after BOJ decision. (USD:JPY) is trading at 155.983.
Japan’s Nikkei extends early gains as BOJ holds rates steady
Japan's Nikkei share average extended early gains on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) opted to leave interest rates unchanged, as widely expected, and said accommodative monetary conditions are ...
Asian stocks mostly higher; Bank of Japan ends meeting with no change
Stocks were rising across Asia, with the yen falling after the Bank of Japan left key interest rates unchanged.
Bank of Japan’s Stand Pat Decision Fuels Further Yen Weakness
The Bank of Japan held interest rates steady and simplified its language on bond-buying, an outcome that prompted the yen to set a fresh 34-year low amid ongoing concerns of possible currency ...
Oil sprays from an ANA flight carrying 213 people as it lands in northern Japan
Airline officials say oil sprayed from an All Nippon Airways plane as it landed in northern Japan, but none of the 213 people on board was injured. ( read original story ...)
12-year-old hippo in Japan raised as a male discovered to be a female
Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Japan also admitted on March 1 to making a similar blunder. It wrongly believed that a 21-month-old lion named Clay was male when it was actually female, Tokyo Weekender ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese ‘sugar baby’ jailed for $1M frauds and selling manual on getting money from men
A Tokyo court sentenced Mai Watanabe to nine years in prison for defrauding three men she had dated of 155.8 million yen (US$998,561) and for selling a guide on extracting money from men. ( read original story ...)
Easy Japanese news in translation: Osaka zoo’s hippo ‘Gen-chan’ found to be female
Osaka Tennoji Zoo announced on April 18 that Gen-chan, a 12-year-old hippopotamus that had been kept as a male, was actually female. Gen-chan never showed typical male behavior such as scattering ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka casino signs Japan’s largest PF
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Japan factory output likely rebounded in March, while retail sales held firm
Japan's factory output likely staged a strong rebound in March from the previous month's decline, with retail sales probably holding firm on booming inbound tourism and easing worry about weak ... ( read original story ...)
Japan town to block Mount Fuji view after tourists overcrowd popular photo spot
Fujikawaguchiko town official says choice to erect a huge barrier is ‘regrettable’ and last resort ... ( read original story ...)
Japan frets over relentless yen slide as BOJ keeps ultra-low rates
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is concerned about negative effects of the weak yen, finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday, in a fresh warning to speculators ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis-The glitch in Japan’s plans to bolster U.S. defence
As the United States faces security threats across the globe, its close ally Japan has committed to stepping up as a trusted defence partner - but Tokyo's cyber and information security ... ( read original story ...)