japan tokyo news - Search News

Bank of Japan raises policy interest rate

Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years

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

Seattle Times · 23h

Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation

Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level.

Reuters on MSN · 12h

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.

Japan, Trump

The Associated Press on MSN · 19h

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, says he will seek to maintain regional security and prepare for tough negotiations with U.S.

PA Media on MSN · 18h

Japanese PM preparing for tough negotiations with Trump

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he is preparing for tough negotiations with US President Donald Trump to win his commitment to maintain a strong American presence in the Asia-Pacific.

The Mainichi on MSN · 18h

Editorial: As Trump promises indicate int'l trade war, Japan must help maintain the peace

U.S. President Donald Trump has once again made high tariffs a central pillar of his policy agenda in his second term. He announced plans to impose a ･･･

StringersHub on MSN19h

Japan: Interview with Tokyo Gov. Koike

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2024.

3hon MSN

Japan's Shigeru Ishiba to Warn Trump Against Asia-Pacific 'Power Vacuum'

Japan's concerns over a potential U.S. retreat from the region have grown amid China's increasingly assertive military posture.

18h

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 ...

4hon MSN

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Meets Tokyo Electron, Seeks Collaboration With Japan's Top Chipmaker

Guwahati: On the last day of three-day tour to Japan, Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma today held a series of meetings ...

Stars and Stripes17h

Americans get a taste of Japanese culture at Air Force base in western Tokyo

Chief Master Sgt. Griselda Criddell, of the 374th Maintenance Squadron, and her daughter try on kimonos during Japan Culture ...

Escape Japan's crowds, discover Tokyo's neighbouring treasures

Explore the outer regions of the Greater Tokyo area, where you can trade skyscrapers for stunning natural landscapes and ...

1don MSN

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, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual ...

Japan Airlines expands San Diego service to Tokyo

Due to high demand for the coming summer season, the airline will increase the frequency of the popular nonstop.

22h

Japan rates’ fate rests on Trump-Ishiba bromance

Another 0.25 percentage-point hike to Japanese rates has come and gone without markets batting an eye. That is surely the point of the central bank’s drive to normalise monetary policy. With wages and ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results