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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks to the media in front of a board displaying the names of LDP candidates at the LDP headquarters on general election day in Tokyo, Japan, February 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi […]
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who has previously suffered a hand injury, speaks to the media at the LDP headquarters on general election day in Tokyo, Japan, February 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi […]
The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate to the highest in 30 years and said more increases are in the pipeline if conditions allow, in a sign of growing conviction that it can attain the stable inflation target it has pursued for more than a decade. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda. (Reuters) […]
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government plans to issue more new bonds to fund its economic package than the corresponding amount last year, as concerns smolder over the nation’s public finances and rising yields. Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (Bloomberg) The extra budget, totaling about ¥18.3 trillion ($117 billion), will be funded by ¥11.7 trillion […]
Nidec Corp. shares and bonds tumbled in Tokyo trading after the stock was earmarked for removal from the benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average and the Topix Index and placed under exchange watch. Nidec will be taken off the Topix index on Nov. 4, according to bourse rules. (Reuters) The shares of the manufacturer of precision […]
Japan’s two-year government bond auction drew solid demand on speculation the Bank of Japan isn’t rushing into the next interest rate increase. The auction comes 24 hours after the Bank of Japan’s first monetary policy decision under new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is seen as an advocate of relatively low rates. (AFP) The bid-to-cover […]
(Bloomberg) — Japan’s bout of inflation is cutting both ways in the Tokyo housing market. Potential homebuyers in Tokyo are divided on their property purchasing plans as surging living costs add to affordability concerns, according to a Bloomberg Intelligence survey. Some are delaying purchases while others are wary of missing out on opportunities posed by […]