BOJ takes additional monetary easing steps to deal with fallout from coronavirus

BOJ takes additional monetary easing steps to deal with fallout from coronavirus

The Bank of Japan takes additional monetary easing steps as the central bank holds a policy meeting two days ahead of sc...

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Takanawa Gateway Station opens

Takanawa Gateway Station opens

Takanawa Gateway Station opens in Tokyo, serving JR East's Yamanote loop line and Keihin Tohoku line. The futuristic sta...

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Tokyo stocks tumble 3 days in a row

Tokyo stocks tumble 3 days in a row

Tokyo stocks continue to fall amid jitters over the novel coronavirus epidemic, with the benchmark Nikkei index dropping...

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Abe, BOJ gov. Kuroda talk COVID-19 economic impact

Abe, BOJ gov. Kuroda talk COVID-19 economic impact

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda hold talks about the impact of the novel coronaviru...

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Major Japanese firms respond cautiously to pay raise demands

Major Japanese firms respond cautiously to pay raise demands

Major Japanese companies respond with caution to labor unions' annual pay raise demands amid uncertainties surrounding t...

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Stocks in Japan tumble over coronavirus fears

Stocks in Japan tumble over coronavirus fears

Traders in Japan begin the week offloading stocks across the board at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Growing concerns over th...

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Tokyo Disneyland closed until March 15

Tokyo Disneyland closed until March 15

Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea will be closed from February 29 through March 15 in an effort to prevent the spread...

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Sony-toy car collaboration

Sony-toy car collaboration

Sony develops a sensor that can track fast-moving objects, a technology the electronics firm hopes to utilize for self-d...

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Tokyo Olympic summer could be hotter than usual

Tokyo Olympic summer could be hotter than usual

The Japan Meteorological Agency announces that this summer could be hotter than average.

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CORONAVIRUS: Tokyo stocks plunge

CORONAVIRUS: Tokyo stocks plunge

The Nikkei 225 loses more than 1,000 points on Tuesday as markets react to the spread of COVID-19.

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