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Japan inflation slows to 3.1 percent in February: government data

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 08:15 AM

Japan's consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in February from a year earlier, government data showed Friday, slowing from the four-decade highs seen in previous months. Read more »

Japan: Many say they will never travel again

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Mar 15 09:12 AM

Japanese people have been deterred from overseas travel by heightened security and health fears and a falling yen. Read more »

Bank of Japan's 'bazooka' chief Kuroda's record tenure

Etienne Balmer, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 14 11:59 AM

Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda is stepping down after a 10-year tenure defined by his signature "bazooka" of easy money policies, designed to reboot the country's moribund economy. Read more »

Japan GDP rebounds less than expected in fourth quarter

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 14 10:44 AM

Japan's economy expanded just 0.2 percent in the last quarter of 2022, a smaller rebound than expected despite the long-awaited reopening of the country to tourists, government data showed. Read more »

Japan PM nominates Kazuo Ueda as Bank of Japan governor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 14 10:39 AM

Economics professor Kazuo Ueda was nominated Tuesday as the Bank of Japan's next governor, tasked with navigating a way forward after a decade of extraordinary monetary easing. Read more »

Tokyo stocks open higher on cheap yen

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 06 09:00 AM

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday, supported by a cheap yen against the dollar and shrugging off falls on Wall Street last week. Read more »

Sony hikes annual net profit forecast as weak yen boosts gaming

Hiroshi Hiyama and Katie Forster, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 02 05:58 PM

Sony upgraded its annual profit forecast on Thursday, saying the weak yen should boost gaming earnings. Read more »

Paolo Contis confirms relationship with Yen Santos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 01:50 AM

“Ang sa amin kasi, what you see is what you get naman. Hindi namin puwede ipilit ‘yung tao to be happy for us.” Read more »

Why Paolo Contis is unbothered by public criticism

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 12:53 PM

Paolo Contis may have been the target of the harshest criticism in the past year following his split from LJ Reyes, but the actor stated that he is not really affected by what the public thinks of him. Read more »

Asian markets up on recovery hopes, yen sinks after BoJ decision

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 02:26 PM

Asian markets rose Wednesday to maintain their strong start to the year, with Tokyo soaring and the yen tumbling after the Bank of Japan decided against further tweaking monetary policy. Read more »

Bank of Japan leaves policy unchanged, yen weakens

Kyoko Hasegawa and Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 01:32 PM

Japan's central bank left its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged on Wednesday, sending the yen plunging against the dollar. Read more »

Asian markets track Wall St down as recession worries return

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 12:30 PM

Asian markets fell again Friday after forecast-beating US data fuelled expectations that the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates well into next year. Read more »

Asian markets enjoy some much-needed festive cheer

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 22 05:02 PM

Asian markets extended a Wall Street advance into Thursday as forecast-busting US earnings and consumer confidence data tempered worries about a deep recession. Read more »

Japan central bank tweaks monetary policy, yen strengthens

Hiroshi Hiyama and Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 20 01:24 PM

Japan's central bank tweaked its longstanding monetary easing program on Tuesday, in a surprise move that saw the yen strengthen quickly against the dollar while Tokyo stock markets fell. Read more »

Tokyo shares softer in early trade

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 08:38 AM

Tokyo shares drifted lower Monday morning as the global high-tech sector faces pressure. Read more »

LOOK: Yen Santos celebrates birthday with Paolo Contis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 02:07 AM

Actress Yen Santos celebrated her birthday with actor Paolo Contis, as can be seen on their individual social media posts. Read more »

Japan inflation hits four-decade high of 3.6 percent in October

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 08:38 AM

Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.6 percent year-on-year in October, the government said Friday, the highest level in four decades due largely to rising energy costs and a weak yen. Read more »

Weak yen helps Nintendo lift annual net profit forecast

Natsuko Fukue, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 04:26 PM

Nintendo raised its full-year net profit forecast on Tuesday, with the weak yen and a solid performance by new games helping compensate for falling sales of its Switch console. Read more »

Sony hikes net profit forecast as weak yen boosts sales

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 06:56 PM

Sony raised its annual net profit and sales forecasts on Tuesday, saying the weak yen had boosted the performance of sectors including music, movies and smartphone camera components. Read more »

Bank of Japan sticks to easing despite yen pressure

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 12:11 PM

The Bank of Japan stuck to its ultra-loose monetary policies, even as the yen comes under pressure from tightening by the US Federal Reserve. Read more »