BOJ raises short-term policy rate 25 bps to 0.5% from 0.25% Board raises price forecasts, flags brightening wage outlook BOJ sees price risks skewed to upside, says markets stable Ueda says rates ...

The Bank of Japan ended its negative interest rate policy, paving the way for the first interest rates since 2007. Rate hikes in Japan could impact U.S. investors, creating a knock-on effect that ...

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The earthquake occurred off Miyazaki Prefecture at 4:42 p.m. local time (3:42 a.m. ET) at a depth of about 18 miles, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Japan had only 142 gigawatts worth of available power capacity before last week’s earthquake, according to data from its electricity exchange. That is 23% lower than in 2016, a few weeks before ...

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake has rattled the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said Monday. The EMSC said that the quake was at a depth of 37 ...