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Bank of Japan ends negative interest rate policy, opting for its first hike in 17 years
Japan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding policy of negative rates meant to… Read
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The U.S. dollar climbed past 150 yen Tuesday in Tokyo on yen selling fueled by expectations that the Bank of Japan will likely maintain an… Read
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In order to strengthen countermeasures against stalking, the National Police Agency has announced that it will contact all perpetrators who are currently under restraining orders… Read
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Even with the top continental ranking and players of vast international experience, Hajime Moriyasu’s Japan squad faces a journey into the unknown in back-to-back World… Read
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