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Bank of Japan Stands Pat But Raises Price Forecasts

The central bank held its overnight call rate target steady at 0.5%, where it has remained since its last hike in January.

BOJ decision live: Japan's central bank could take 'wait-and-see' approach

The Bank of Japan is expected to keep short-term interest rates steady at 0.5% and offer a cautiously optimistic view on the ...

130 foot waves. A nuclear disaster. Comparing Japan's 2011 tsunami to today's

The earthquake was powerful. One of the strongest ever recorded. Unlike 2011's Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, there ...

Japan may bring forward timing of next rate hike if inflation remains above target: Economist

Carlos Casanova says inflation and the domestic political uncertainty in Japan may affect the timing of Bank of Japan's ...

Watch: People in Japan evacuate to rooftops after tsunami alert

Video captured people gathering on top of roofs in the northern Japanese coastal community of Mukawa after a tsunami alert ...

Multiple Whales Washed Ashore by Tsunami in Japan

The Kuril Islands and Japan's northern island of Hokkaido were hit by tsunami waves after a magnitude 8.8 undersea earthquake ...

Japan's FX reserve account reaps record surplus in FY2024

Japan logged a record surplus of $36 billion from a special government account for foreign exchange reserves in the last ...

China and Russia to hold joint naval exercise near Japan next month

Defense Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang said that the Joint Sea 2025 exercise would be held in the air and seas near the ...