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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Japan issues tsunami alert following powerful quake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula
A magnitude-8.7 earthquake in Russia's Far East early Wednesday prompted tsunami warnings in parts of Japan, Alaska and ...
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 ...
Japan designates two Hokkaido sites for offshore wind auctions
Japan's industry and land ministers on Wednesday designated Matsumae and Hiyama, areas off the northern island of Hokkaido, ...