TOKYO, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Japanese government bond yields ticked higher on Tuesday, joining U.S. Treasury yields in climbing off one-month lows. The 10-year JGB yield rose 0.5 basis point
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BOJ projects low inflation for years, signals delay in stimulus withdrawal
TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan retained its easy monetary policy settings on Thursday and projected inflation at well below its 2% target for at least two more years, reinforcing
Takao Saito, 84, Dies; Created a Japanese Comic Book Superstar
TOKYO — Takao Saito, who created “Golgo 13,” a manga comic book series that has sold in staggering numbers over a half-century, making its assassin-for-hire antihero one of Japan’s most
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Typhoon winds and rain dampened what might have been a more celebratory mood in Tokyo on Friday, as restaurants were allowed to sell alcohol and stay open
Japan's new premier Kishida to sustain big fiscal, monetary support – for now
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s struggle to emerge from the pandemic-induced doldrums will leave next prime minister Fumio Kishida with little choice but to maintain massive fiscal and monetary support for a
Japan's investors raise bets on Kono in leadership race
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s stock investors have raised bets Taro Kono will become the country’s next prime minister, snatching up renewable energy and office technology shares that are expected to
Japan Airlines finalises $2.7 billion raising to position for post-COVID-19 era
FILE PHOTO: Japan Airlines (JAL) planes sit on the tarmac at New Chitose Airport, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato(Reuters) -Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) said on
Japan's July household spending rises less than expected
FILE PHOTO: People wear protective masks in a shopping district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, December 14 , 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo/File PhotoTOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s
JGBs slip after Japan PM Suga offers to step down
TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Japanese government bond (JGBs) prices slipped on Friday after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would not seek another term as a ruling party leader
Japan's retail sales extend gains but Covid-19 challenges persist
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s retail sales rose for a fifth straight month in July, beating expectations as the consumer sector continued its recovery, although a coronavirus resurgence has cast doubts