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The Bank of Japan ends its negative interest rate policy, opting for its first hike in 17 years

Mar. 18, 2024 23:48 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan ends its negative interest rate policy, opting for its first hike in 17 years.

Japan lawyers' group urges Tokyo to halt park development, calling its impact review unscientific

Mar. 15, 2024 13:03 PM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese bar association is urging Tokyo's metropolitan government to suspend a disputed redevelopment of the city's beloved park area, saying that its environmental assessment by developers lacked objective and scientific grounds. The metropolitan government...

Honda and Nissan agree to work together in developing electric vehicles and intelligent technology

Mar. 15, 2024 05:11 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Nissan and Honda announced Friday that they will work together in developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology, sectors where Japanese automakers have fallen behind. The chief executives of Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. appeared together at a...

A Japanese court says denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and calls for urgent change

Mar. 15, 2024 01:29 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions. Plaintiffs and the LGBTQ+ community in Japan cheered it as giving them hope for change toward...

Here's why you might see a lot of records on the track and in the pools at the Paris Olympics

Mar. 14, 2024 09:39 AM EDT

ALBA, Italy (AP) — The purple pieces of vulcanized rubber track being produced at a factory in northern Italy will be run on by the world’s fastest athletes at the Paris Olympics. They have been made with one clear goal. Records. After three world records and 12...

Japan high court says denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, calls for urgent government action for redress

Mar. 14, 2024 04:20 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Japan high court says denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, calls for urgent government action for redress.

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline after Wall Street drifts to a mixed close

Mar. 14, 2024 00:12 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Thursday in lackluster trading after U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish. Japan's Nikkei 225 shed 0.2% in morning trading to 38,625.22. Nissan Motor Co. stock jumped 2.3% after an unconfirmed Japanese media report that the automaker...

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street's record rally

Mar. 12, 2024 21:53 PM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday, encouraged by a record rally on Wall Street that was led by technology companies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.3% in morning trading to 38,926.05. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.3% to 7,736.50. South Korea's Kospi gained...

Japanese animation studio founder Miyazaki isn't ready to retire just yet, after latest Oscar win

Mar. 12, 2024 02:26 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Ghibli, the Japanese studio that just won its second Oscar for feature animation for “The Boy and The Heron," hasn't said yet what it plans next. But founder Hayao Miyazaki, who at 83 was the oldest director ever nominated in that category, won’t rule out making...

13 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan remembers the dead and vows to keep rebuilding

Mar. 11, 2024 07:51 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown and left large parts of Fukushima prefecture uninhabitable on Monday with a minute of silence and memorial events, where officials pledged continued support for rebuilding. ...