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Bank of Japan Raises Rates

Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation.

Reuters on MSN · 4h

Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% target.

The Financial Times · 9h

Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 0.5% and signals further increases

In a well-trailed move, the Bank of Japan on Friday raised the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, taking it to 0.5 per cent — its highest level in nearly two decades.

Japan’s exports hit record high

The Associated Press - Busines… · 1d

Japan’s exports hit record high, but trade deficit continues

TOKYO (AP) — Japan saw record-high exports last year, as its annual trade deficit declined 44% from the previous year, the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 1d

Japan unexpectedly logs trade surplus, exports hits record high & imports also shows positive growth

Exports from Japan rose by 2.8% y/y to a new peak of JPY 9,910.60 billion in December 2024, exceeding market forecasts of 2.3% and pointing to the third straight month of growth. Imports to Japan grew by 1.

Emirates News Agency on MSN · 1d

Japan's trade deficit shrinks 44% in 2024

Japan's trade deficit in 2024 shrank 44 percent from a year earlier to 5.33 trillion yen ($34 billion), as exports hit a record high due to robust vehicle and semiconductor-related demand, government data showed Thursday.

Japan, Masahiro Nakai and Star TV

BBC · 1d

Star TV host retires as sex scandal rocks Japan industry

Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, one of the country's most recognisable faces on television, has announced that he is retiring after a sexual assault allegation that has rocked the country's entertainment industry. Nakai, who presented for Fuji Television, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a 2023 dinner party held by staff.

The Associated Press - Busines… · 1d

Masahiro Nakai, a TV host and former pop star in Japan, retires after sexual assault report

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan’s top TV hosts and a former pop star, said Thursday he was retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations that are part of a wave roiling Japan's entertainment industry and have triggered an avalanche of lost advertising at one of the networks where he worked.

San Francisco Examiner · 1d

J-pop star Nakai to retire after sexual misconduct allegations

One of Japan's best-known pop stars and TV hosts announced his retirement Thursday after sexual misconduct allegations, in the latest scandal to rock the country's entertainment industry.

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Exclusive-Japan's JERA plans to expand US LNG purchases to diversify energy supply

Japan's top LNG buyer, JERA, plans to increase its purchases of liquefied natural gas from the United States to diversify its ...

Japan’s 10-Year Bonds Could Yield More Than China for First Time in 20 Years

Bonds from Japan and China are moving in opposite directions, and it may soon create an opportunity not seen in two decades.

The Economist1d

Has Japan truly escaped low inflation?

Editor’s note: This story was updated on January 24th.

Japan’s biggest lenders hit valuation landmark as central bank weighs rate increase

Japan’s biggest banks are nearing a key valuation level for the first time in almost a decade as investors bet that the Bank ...

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Sony Japan ends production of recordable Blu-rays with ‘no successor’ planned

Sony is officially ending production of recordable Blu-rays. In an announcement from Japan spotted by Tom’s Hardware, Sony ...

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Threads is testing ads in the U.S. and Japan

Meta’s X rival Threads said Friday that it is now testing ads with select brands in the U.S. and Japan. Instagram head Adam ...

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KCON 2025 Announces Japan & Los Angeles Dates

Entertainment company CJ ENM announced its official dates for the K-pop festival's 2025 editions in Japan and the United ...

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Japan's leader says he's preparing for tough negotiations with Trump on maintaining US presence

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, said Friday he will seek to maintain ...

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