5+ hour, 26+ min ago  (591+ words) June 19, 2026 at 11: 35 JST The yen traded "precariously near the weakest level in nearly four decades on Friday, putting investors on guard for potential intervention from Japan to defend its "currency. With the Juneteenth trading break looming in the United States,…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (680+ words) June 17, 2026 at 15: 01 JST Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a June 16 news conference. (Emiko Arimoto) While there are signs the turmoil in the Middle East might settle down, there is also an increased risk that domestic consumer…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (709+ words) By TSUNEO SASAI/ Staff Writer June 16, 2026 at 18: 22 JST Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida arrives at the Bank of Japan head office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward for a monetary policy meeting on June 16. (Pool) The Bank of Japan on June 16 raised its…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (726+ words) June 12, 2026 at 07: 40 JST FRANKFURT, Germany'The European Central Bank on Thursday became the first major central bank to raise interest rates in response to the Iran war as policymakers around the world including new U. S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh wrestle with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (65+ words) June 11, 2026 at 10: 15 JST Bank of "Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has been hospitalised for medical treatment and will "miss the June 15 to 16 policy "meeting, the central bank said on Wednesday. [Read More] Bear caught in Tochigi capital after sightings closed schools…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (846+ words) June 10, 2026 at 15: 03 JST The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy interest rate from around 0. 75 percent to about 1. 0 percent at an upcoming rate-setting meeting, as it prioritizes curbing inflation risks over an economic slowdown. This would mark the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (661+ words) By TSUNEO SASAI/ Staff Writer June 4, 2026 at 15: 39 JST Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda gives a speech in Tokyo on June 3. (Tsuneo Sasai) Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the turmoil in the Middle East would not preclude an…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (449+ words) By AKIHITO OGAWA/ Staff Writer June 4, 2026 at 07: 00 JST The average price of a new apartment in Tokyo's 23 wards in fiscal 2025 topped 130 million yen ($827, 000) for the first time, while surrounding areas also soared to record highs, a report showed. The rising…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (949+ words) June 2, 2026 at 11: 25 JST NEW YORK--Oil prices rose Monday following the'latest fighting'to threaten the U. S. -Iran ceasefire, but Wall Street isn't very worried, and U. S. stocks ticked to'more records. The S&P 500 added 0. 3% to its prior all-time high set on Friday. The…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago  (1071+ words) May 28, 2026 at 18: 55 JST A supermarket in Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture, is sold out of the city's designated burnable garbage bags on May 15. A limit of "two packs per person" was set on April 29, but stock ran out on May 7 with no…...