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Bank of Japan Raises Rates

Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% target.

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Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation

The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. “The economy is gradually recovering,” BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda told reporters after a two-day policy board meeting in Tokyo.

Reuters on MSN · 11h

Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% target.

Threads is testing ads in US and Japan

Reuters · 6h

Meta to test ads on Threads in US and Japan

Meta Platforms will begin test launching ads on its social media platform Threads with a few brands in the U.S. and Japan, it said on Friday, as the app hits over 300 million monthly active users.

Wall Street Journal · 15h

Meta to Start Testing Ads on Threads, Starting in U.S. and Japan

Meta Platforms is starting to test ads on Threads for a handful of brands in the U.S. and Japan, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said Friday. “We’ll be closely monitoring this test before scaling it more broadly,

NBC New York · 5h

Meta to begin testing ads on Threads, its micro-blogging app

Meta will begin testing ads on its Threads microblogging service with a few companies in the U.S. and Japan, the company said in a blog post Friday.

Japan, Nakai

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Masahiro Nakai, a TV host and former pop star in Japan, retires after sexual assault report

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's top TV hosts and a former pop star, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations

BBC · 1d

Star TV host retires as sex scandal rocks Japan industry

Dozens of companies have pulled their commercials from Fuji Television amid claims that the company's staff had tried to cover up the scandal. Nakai has denied using violence against the woman, and said on 9 January that he had "resolved" the matter with her through a settlement.

Barron's · 1d

J-pop Star Nakai To Retire After Sex Misconduct Allegations: Media

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's biggest boy band stars and a celebrity television host, announced his retirement on Thursday after being accused of sexual misconduct, Japanese media reported.

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Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a ...

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Exclusive-Japan's JERA plans to expand US LNG purchases to diversify energy supply

Japan's top LNG buyer, JERA, plans to increase its purchases of liquefied natural gas from the United States to diversify its ...

The Diplomat9h

Japan Is Ready to Legalize ‘Active Cyber Defense’

National Security Strategy called for an overhaul of Japan’s cybersecurity posture. This might be the year the legislation ...

One dead, two hurt in stabbing attack at Japan's Nagano train station

One person was killed and two hurt in a stabbing attack Wednesday at Japan's JR Nagano train station. One woman and two men ...

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BYD plans to sell plug-in hybrids in Japan

China's BYD could start selling its first plug-in hybrid vehicle in Japan this year, the company said on Friday, as it aims ...

The Economist1d

Has Japan truly escaped low inflation?

Editor’s note: This story was updated on January 24th.

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Traveling to Japan This Summer Just Got Easier — What to Know

Japan Airlines is dramatically increasing flight connections to the U.S. for the summer, which means getting to Japan will be ...

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KCON 2025 Announces Japan & Los Angeles Dates

Entertainment company CJ ENM announced its official dates for the K-pop festival's 2025 editions in Japan and the United ...

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Japan’s leader says he’s preparing for tough negotiations with Trump on maintaining US presence

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain ...

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