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[ad_1] The yen extended gains after the Bank of Japan indicated it will reduce monthly buying of superlong government bonds, in a reminder that it may still move to cut stimulus this year.The BOJ bought ¥150 billion ($1.04 billion) of 10-to-25 year debt on Tuesday. That was the same amount as the previous purchase on Dec. 25, but given that the central bank has cut back monthly operations, this points […]
[ad_1] Nigeria has become a hub for illegal ivory sales, with tusks smuggled in from all over the continent. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] As investigators suspect miscommunication was the cause of the fatal aircraft collision at Haneda Airport last week, the transport ministry announced on Tuesday new emergency safety measures aimed at ensuring more thorough surveillance and clearer orders on the runway.The collision between a Japan Airlines (JAL) flight and a coast guard aircraft left five coast guard personnel dead, and released records show that runway entry clearance was not issued to […]
[ad_1] Washington, DC — On 1 December 2023, members of the Association Concerned Africa Scholars (ACAS) met in San Francisco at the African Studies Association annual meeting, with co-chairs Teresa Barnes and Tim Scarnecchia, to revive the organization. Statement by African Studies Scholars on Israel’s Attacks on Gaza Founded in 1977, the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars (www.associationofconcernedafricascholars.org) is an organization of scholars and students of Africa dedicated to formulating alternative scholarly analysis of U.S. government policy, mobilizing support in […]
[ad_1] Arrested lawmaker Yoshitaka Ikeda is suspected of having instructed his secretary and others to dispose of data and materials related to fundraising party tickets, informed sources said Tuesday. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The 34th Africa Cup of Nations gets under way in Ivory Coast on 13 January after being shifted from 2023 to 2024 because of the rainy season in West Africa. Holders Senegal will look to defend the title they won in Cameroon in February 2022, when the Teranga Lions beat Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out following a 0-0 draw in the final. Below are the squads which have […]
[ad_1] Sony Group is planning to call off a merger between its India unit and Zee Entertainment Enterprises, people familiar with the matter said, capping two years of drama and delay in creating a $10 billion (¥1.43 trillion) media giant.The Japanese conglomerate is looking to cancel the deal due to a standoff over whether Zee Chief Executive Officer Punit Goenka, also its founder’s son, would lead the merged entity, the […]
[ad_1] Japan's Naoya Inoue has agreed to defend his undisputed super bantamweight championship in May in Tokyo against former world champion Luis Nery, U.S. sports network ESPN reported Monday night. The 30-year-old Inoue needed just two fights at super bantamweight to seize the world championships of boxing's four top sanctioning bodies. He won the WBC and WBO titles in a July technical knockout before taking the other two in December […]
[ad_1] More than a week has passed since a massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake turned New Year's Day into disaster in Ishikawa Prefecture, where at least 202 have died and about 100 remain missing.Over the three-day weekend, a team from The Japan Times reported from the hard-hit Noto Peninsula — including the city of Wajima, where buildings were flattened and a major fire destroyed the central morning market. In Wajima and […]
[ad_1] Once upon a time, the world didn’t care much about lithium. [ad_2] Source link
