Typhoon Khanun slams into Okinawa after two deadly East Asia storms
Dozens die and thousands are evacuated as a deadly typhoon season begins.
2023-08-02 16:17
Heaviest rainfall in 140 years drenches Beijing while Typhoon Khanun hits Japan's Okinawa
Severe flooding in Beijing was caused by the heaviest rainfall in 140 years, according to local meteorologists, and there's little reprieve for the region as Typhoon Khanun lashes Japan with wind and rain.
2023-08-02 15:29
BOJ’s Key Policy Architect Says YCC Shift Doesn’t Mean Exit
Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said that the Bank of Japan is far from an exit or raising its
2023-08-02 11:54
BOJ's policy tweak not prelude to exit from ultra-low rates-deputy gov
By Leika Kihara TOKYO The Bank of Japan's decision last week to tweak its bond yield control policy
2023-08-02 10:29
BOJ debated inflation overshoot risk in June, offering insight into July tweak
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Some Bank of Japan (BOJ) board members said domestic inflation might hold above the central
2023-08-02 09:56
Women's World Cup: Brazil faces must-win match against Jamaica
Jamaica's 'Reggae Girlz' are becoming accustomed to making history.
2023-08-02 07:58
Darién Gap: Record number of migrants risk jungle crossing
More migrants have crossed the dangerous Darién Gap in Panama so far this year than in all of 2022.
2023-08-01 22:52
Analysis-Hungry investors queue up as Japan's BOJ lifts yields bit by bit
By Kevin Buckland and Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE/TOKYO Japan's government bond market has turned into a cat-and-mouse arena for
2023-08-01 16:20
Toyota Profit Tops Estimates, Sticks to Full-Year Forecasts
Toyota Motor Corp.’s quarterly profit exceeded estimates as improvements in supplies of semicondcutors and a cheap yen helped
2023-08-01 14:26
Barbie movie: Warner Bros Japan sorry for replying to atom bomb memes
The Official Barbie Movie account is criticised for replying to images which made fun of atomic bombs.
2023-08-01 12:28
Japan ministers say BOJ's move wasn't shift in monetary easing
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan's Friday decision to make its yield curve control (YCC) more flexible
2023-08-01 10:54
Global Pile of Negative-Yield Debt Driven Toward Zero by BOJ
The world’s stockpile of negative-yielding debt looks to be grinding toward extinction as the Bank of Japan eases
2023-08-01 10:53