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Bank of Japan Stands Pat But Raises Price Forecasts
TOKYO—The Bank of Japan left policy settings unchanged Thursday but raised its price outlook, fueling expectations for an ...
130 foot waves. A nuclear disaster. Comparing Japan's 2011 tsunami to today's
The earthquake was powerful. One of the strongest ever recorded. Unlike 2011's Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, there ...
BOJ decision live: Japan's central bank could take 'wait-and-see' approach
The Bank of Japan is expected to keep short-term interest rates steady at 0.5% and offer a cautiously optimistic view on the ...
Multiple Whales Washed Ashore by Tsunami in Japan
The Kuril Islands and Japan's northern island of Hokkaido were hit by tsunami waves after a magnitude 8.8 undersea earthquake ...
Japan may bring forward timing of next rate hike if inflation remains above target: Economist
Carlos Casanova says inflation and the domestic political uncertainty in Japan may affect the timing of Bank of Japan's ...
Watch: People in Japan evacuate to rooftops after tsunami alert
Video captured people gathering on top of roofs in the northern Japanese coastal community of Mukawa after a tsunami alert ...
Nippon Steel to supply steel for Vestas wind towers for Europe, Asia and Japan
Nippon Steel signed a cooperation memorandum with Denmark's wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems on Wednesday to supply ...
Bank of Japan holds rates steady at 0.5%, as expected
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) unanimously decided to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate at 0.5% in its July meeting. This ...