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Bank of Japan policymakers debated the need to keep raising interest rates even after a hike in December with one calling for ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government has recently approved a draft budget for fiscal 2026, with defense spending set at about 9.04 trillion yen (about $58 billion), marking a new record high and sparking ...

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the nation's underlying inflation is accelerating gradually and steadily ...

From drag shows in Shinjuku Ni-chome to hotel parties and techno raves, here’s how to spend New Year’s Eve in Tokyo.

As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the ...

Under Ueda, the BOJ exited a massive, decade-long stimulus last year and raised rates three ​times including to 0.75% last week, on the view Japan was making progress in durably hitting its 2% ...

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The yield on benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds rose to 2.02%, its highest level in 26 years. Meanwhile, the yen briefly weakened past 156.90 against the dollar as Ueda refrained from ...

Reflecting policymakers' growing confidence that wage growth and inflation are moving in sync, the central bank raised its overnight call rate target to 0.75% from 0.5%. The hike, the BOJ's first ...