Homegrown veg, cheap substitutes: Japanese get creative to fight soaring food prices
Japanese homemaker Kirina Mochizuki has always considered "okonomiyaki" savoury pancakes the ultimate comfort food: simple, ...
Stock market today: Global stocks mostly higher after Wall Street tech gains
World markets are mostly higher following gains on Wall Street driven by Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms after strong profit ...
Bitcoin steady, Gold tokens shine as XAU hits record high – Inflation in Tokyo rises
Gold-backed tokens are already drawing strength from the XAU price rise, although they continue to trade at a discount to the yellow metal. Tether gold (XAUT) rose to its lifetime high of $2,796 on ...
Japan weighs Alaska LNG pipeline pledge to win Trump's favour
TOKYO - Japan is considering offering support for a $44 billion gas pipeline in Alaska as it seeks to court U.S. President ...
BOJ Ueda Voices Confidence Conveying Rate Hike Message to Market
The Bank of Japan’s message on gradual interest hikes has been clearly received by financial markets, Governor Kazuo Ueda ...
BOJ must maintain monetary support, says governor Ueda
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to ensure underlying ...
Japan’s Underlying Inflation Still Slightly Below Target, BOJ Governor Says
Underlying inflation in Japan is still slightly below the central bank’s target of 2%, Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said, ...
Tokyo Inflation, Japan Activity Data Back More BOJ Rate Hikes
An uptick in inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area and solid outturns in other key Japanese economic data support the Bank ...
Core inflation in Japan's capital hits 1-year high, keeps BOJ rate-hike bets alive
Core inflation in Japan's capital hit 2.5%, marking the fastest annual pace in nearly a year, well exceeding the central bank ...