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[ad_1] Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank will examine whether to maintain its various monetary easing measures, including negative interest rates, when sustained achievement of its inflation target comes into sight.His remarks follow data on Thursday that showed Japan's economy unexpectedly slipped into a recession in the final quarter of last year on weak consumption and capital expenditure.Despite the data, with inflation having exceeded […]

[ad_1] An internal survey by the Liberal Democratic Party of members caught up in a slush funds scandal has failed to quell opposition demands that senior party leaders face scrutiny by a parliamentary ethics committee over what they knew about nearly ¥580 million in kickbacks — and when they knew it.“It's a fake survey. There's so much that wasn't asked about how the money was used,” Constitutional Democratic Party of […]

[ad_1] The organizer of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka said Friday it has moved back its target date for the completion of pavilions to be self-built by overseas participants to October from July amid delays in construction work due to high material and labor costs.The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition came up with a new timeline for the "Type A" pavilions following discussions with overseas participants and […]