Japan's July corporate goods price index  record high

Japan's July corporate goods price index record high

The Bank of Japan announced on August 13 that the July corporate goods price index increased by 3.0 percent compared to...

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Wakayama beaches close following major quake warning

Wakayama beaches close following major quake warning

Beaches in the town of Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture were temporarily closed starting August 9. The move came after t...

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Newest capsule hotel opens in Tokyo

Newest capsule hotel opens in Tokyo

Japanese tech company NTT Data joined the hotel industry with its first-of-a-kind capsule hotel. An infrared camera and ...

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BOJ deputy governor's remarks drive yen down ad Nikkei stock index up

BOJ deputy governor's remarks drive yen down ad Nikkei stock index up

The Japanese yen depreciated, and the Nikkei stock index went up in response to remarks by Bank of Japan Deputy Governor...

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Japanese stocks rebound sharply after worst drop in history

Japanese stocks rebound sharply after worst drop in history

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rebounded sharply on August 6 after its worst drop in history. The Nikkei average clo...

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Japan's outgoing FX diplomat looks back on three-year term

Japan's outgoing FX diplomat looks back on three-year term

S/ Kanda Masato, Former Vice Finance Minister / They're totally filled, like this.His shelves are packed with documents...

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Tokyo's public bathhouses raise admission prices

Tokyo's public bathhouses raise admission prices

Public bathhouses in Tokyo raised their admission prices for adults by 30 yen to 550 yen on August 1.This marks the fou...

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Bank of Japan decides to raise policy interest rate to around 0.25 percent

Bank of Japan decides to raise policy interest rate to around 0.25 percent

The Bank of Japan decided to raise its policy interest rate to roughly 0.25 percent on July 31, marking a dramatic rise ...

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Bank of Japan holds policy meeting on interest rates

Bank of Japan holds policy meeting on interest rates

The Bank of Japan’s Policy Board is holding a quarterly Monetary Policy Meeting on July 30 and 31, where it plans to dis...

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Japan-Australia-India-U.S. Foreign Ministers meet to discuss free and open Indo-Pacific

Japan-Australia-India-U.S. Foreign Ministers meet to discuss free and open Indo-Pacific

Foreign ministers from Japan, Australia, India, and the United States met in Tokyo on July 29 and confirmed cooperation ...

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