Japan’s Nikkei 225 Flying; Closes at 24-Year High Japanese Nikkei 225 on Tuesday rose 1.7 percent to close at 22,937.60 at 3 p.m. in Tokyo. The...
BOJ Keeps Stimulus Unchanged as It Trims Inflation Outlook The Bank of Japan left its massive monetary stimulus program unchanged even as it trimmed its inflation...
Shinzo Abe Gains Big Victory in Japan Election Shinzo Abe is set to double down on economic stimulus and push for a revision of Japan’s pacifist...
Japan’s Abe Announces Plans for 2 Trillion Yen Spending Package Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Monday that he would seek to implement a 2...
BOJ Keeps Policy Rates Unchanged Once Again The Bank of Japan on Thursday left monetary policy rate unchanged amid growing political uncertainties. The Monetary Policy Committee...
Kuroda Vows to Maintain Very Accommodative Policy for Some Time Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the recent pace of growth in the world’s third-largest...
Domestic Consumption Fuels Surge in Japan’s Economic Growth Japan’s economy grew for a sixth straight quarter, extending the longest expansion in more than a decade, as...
Japan Leads in Fish Market Japanese fish exporters have taken over the nation’s market, hitherto dominated by Norwegian mackerel. Investigation revealed that there is a lull...
Japan to Hike Minimum Wage by 3% In an effort to spur growth and boost earnings the Japanese government has recommended minimum wage be raised by...
Bank of Japan’s Dovish Bent Reinforces Asia’s Policy Divergence The Bank of Japan’s determination to press on with its unprecedented monetary stimulus leaves it out of...