Japan stocks and bond yields jump after central bank hikes policy rate to highest in decades

The broad market index jumped 0.79% to settle at 6,774.76, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.38% to 23,006.36. The Dow ...

Japan lifts megaquake advisory but urges caution a week after magnitude 7.5 temblor

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck ...

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Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield Hits 2% for First Time Since 2006

Japan’s 10-year government bond yield hit the 2% milestone for the first time since 2006 after the Bank of Japan raised its ...

America’s Best-Selling Car Is Coming To Japan To Appease Trump

Toyota confirms it will import three U.S.-built models to Japan by 2026, testing market demand and reversing the usual trade ...
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Are Japan and South Korea Poised for a Historic Breakthrough?

When the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea last met, in May 2024, observers viewed the meeting with a sense of relief. Japan and South Korea were emerging from one of the darkest periods in ...

At Tokyo Zoo, Visitors Fear a Spat With China Will Cost Japan Its Pandas

Pandas have stood for friendship between China and Japan since 1972. But the last two are about to go, and a dispute over ...

Thousands flock to a Tokyo zoo to see the last 2 pandas in Japan before their return to China

Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to ...

Japan finance minister warns of action against any excessive forex moves

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday that Tokyo would take appropriate action to deal with any excessive ...