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Japan’s tourist arrivals hit all-time high as weak currency draws masses
Japan welcomed the most visitors in history in 2024, as the country’s weak currency fuelled a tourism boom, according to ...
BOJ to raise rates by end-March, most analysts lean toward January hike
The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates again at one of the two meetings this quarter to 0.50%, an overwhelming majority of economists surveyed by Reuters said, with most leaning toward a January ...
Japan consumer watchdog urges caution after man stung with $10,900 bill to remove wasp nest
When he got the bill from an exterminator he had contacted about a wasp problem, a 72-year-old man living in the suburban ...
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Japan Warns on Speculative FX Moves After Yen Hits 6-Month Low
Japan flagged its concern over sudden and one-sided moves in the currency market in its first warning to speculators in 2025 ...
Yen Has Rough Start to 2025 as Tokyo Traders Return From Holiday
The yen slid the most among its major peers as traders in Tokyo returned from the holiday season and sold the currency.
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Japan parliament passes bills to improve political fund transparency
The House of Councillors pass bills that approve a series of legislative changes to improve political fund transparency on Dec. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's parliament ...
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Japan to delay bill to keep sex offenders away from children
As a result, the government is expected to postpone its initial plan to submit a bill to create a Japanese version of Britain’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to an extraordinary Diet ...
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Japan opposition parties submit bill for free school meals
Three opposition parties, including the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, jointly submitted a bill Monday to make school lunches free at public elementary and junior high ...