Japan
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Bank of Japan expected to end negative rates
Mar 19, 2024Economists and media sources predicted that Japan’s central bank would abandon its unconventional negative interest rate policy on Tuesday and raise borrowing costs for the first time in 17 years. After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022,... -
Japanese envoy visits healthcare facilities in Bhashan char
Mar 8, 2024IWAMA Kiminori, the Japanese ambassador, visited Friendship Primary HealthCare Center (FPHCC) at Bhasan Char Island today to witness the project’s opening ceremony, which is supported by Japan. “The Project for Procurement of Medical Equipment for Pathological... -
Japan PM to address US Congress on April 11
Mar 5, 2024Congress leaders announced that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been invited to speak to a joint session of the US Congress during his visit next month. According to Japanese media, the prime minister of the... -
Japan’s inflation falls to 2% in January
Feb 27, 2024Government figures released on Tuesday indicated that Japanese consumer inflation dropped to 2.0 percent in January, the third consecutive month. The Bank of Japan’s tight hold on bond yields and its use of negative interest rates... -
Japan to spend an additional $660 million rebuilding areas ravaged by a devastating New Year’s Day earthquake
Feb 26, 2024Japan will spend an additional $660 million rebuilding areas ravaged by a devastating New Year’s Day earthquake, its prime minister said, taking the total amount of quake relief to $1.7 billion. The magnitude-7.5 earthquake and its... -
Japan to spend extra $660 million in earthquake relief
Feb 25, 2024According to its prime minister, Japan will reconstruct areas devastated by a severe earthquake on New Year’s Day at a cost of $660 million more, bringing the total amount of relief efforts for the earthquake to... -
WFP’s Humanitarian Response to Rohingya Crisis Receives New Funding Boost from Japan
Feb 24, 2024The World Food Programme (WFP) has received a new contribution of US$5.4 million from the Government of Japan. A handover ceremony was held today in Dhaka with the participation of H.E. Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh,... -
Bubble era record broke by Japan’s Nikkei
Feb 23, 2024Japan’s blue-chip Nikkei 225 on Thursday finally broke through a record high set just before the country’s asset bubble catastrophically burst in the early 1990s. At 12:31 pm (0331 GMT), the Nikkei was at 39,007.79, beating... -
In a doughnut in Japan, unlocking the power of the Sun
Feb 22, 2024To the uninformed eye, Japan’s JT-60SA machine resembles a device from a science fiction movie from the 1970s, with its maze-like network of pipes and pumps leading to a metal pot the size of a five-story... -
Japan’s space agency announced the successful launch of its new flagship rocket on Saturday
Feb 21, 2024Japan’s space agency announced the successful launch of its new flagship rocket on Saturday, making it third time lucky for the H3 after years of delays and two previous failed attempts. The H3 rocket, billed as...
