Governor Kazuo Ueda's tenure has seen significant interest rate hikes and yen depreciation, despite BOJ interventions to support the currency. The upcoming BOJ meeting faces challenges with high ...

TOKYO : Prospects of sustained wage gains in Japan and the boost to import costs from a weak yen have heightened attention within the central bank to rising inflationary pressures that may lead to ...

has a long-term plan of boosting crude steel production capacity to over 100 million metric tons a year from about 65 million tons at present and lifting profits toward 1 trillion yen ($6.32 ...

Nippon Steel, the world's fourth-largest steel producer, has a long-term plan of boosting crude steel production capacity to over 100 million metric tons a year from about 65 million tons at present ...

However, the 2024 bid still falls short of the 2019 record of 333.6 million yen ($2 million), paid by Kiyoshi Kimura ... Beyond its culinary value, securing the top bid is seen as a status symbol.

If Donald Trump’s fans and detractors can agree on anything about the U.S. president-elect, it’s that he’s a man of the 1980s. That was the decade of his heyday, when the larger-than-life ...

Short term risks are significant considering issues such as the weak Yen with appreciation pressure and shaky politics. Equities are relatively cheap compared with global peers but with good reasons.

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The U.S. dollar began 2025 strong, continuing gains from 2024 with notable drops in the yen and euro. Expectations of higher U.S. interest rates bolstered dollar demand. Diverging interest rate ...

OSAKA – A towering wooden “Grand Ring” built for Expo 2025 in Osaka pays homage to Japan’s architectural history and is a symbol of unity ... to the 34.4 billion yen (S$298 million ...

"We thank you and may this practice continue every year as a symbol of the goodwill relationship ... Assistant Commander Superintendent Lee Lai Yen. The rainbow cake received by ICA was adorned ...

Photo: PAUL MILLER / AFP A towering wooden "Grand Ring" built for Expo 2025 in Osaka pays homage to Japan's architectural history and is a symbol of unity despite criticism ... a deeper value to the ...