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Bank of Japan maintains monetary easing but plans review
AFP, Published on 28/04/2023
» TOKYO - The Bank of Japan announced a review of its longstanding monetary easing measures on Friday, but said it would maintain them for the time being in the first policy decision under new governor Kazuo Ueda.
Kazuo Ueda nominated next Bank of Japan governor
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» TOKYO - 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.
Japan honours assassinated Abe at controversial funeral
AFP, Published on 27/09/2022
» TOKYO: Thousands of Japanese offered flowers and prayers on Tuesday in honour of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe ahead of a controversial state funeral attended by hundreds of foreign dignitaries.
Private funeral for slain former PM Abe held in Tokyo
AFP, Published on 12/07/2022
» TOKYO: Family and friends of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe gathered at a Tokyo temple Tuesday for a private funeral, as mourners outside condemned the leader's "despicable" murder.
US hails Abe as 'man of vision' as family prepares wake
AFP, Published on 11/07/2022
» TOKYO - Washington's top diplomat hailed assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe as a "man of vision" as he offered condolences Monday in Tokyo, where family will later hold a wake for the murdered politician.
Japan mourns as Abe's body returns to Tokyo
Published on 09/07/2022
» TOKYO: A hearse carrying the body of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Tokyo on Saturday after he was shot at close range on the campaign trail.
Complaints overwhelm Japan red-tape hotline hours after launch
AFP, Published on 18/09/2020
» TOKYO - Just nine hours after Japan's new minister for administrative reform launched an online system for reporting excessive bureaucracy and red tape, it hit a snag: too many complaints.
Japan ruling party picks successor to PM Abe
AFP, Published on 14/09/2020
» TOKYO: Japan's ruling party votes Monday for its next leader, with top government adviser Yoshihide Suga all but certain to win and replace Shinzo Abe as the country's new prime minister.
Loyalist Suga strong contender to succeed Abe
Published on 29/08/2020
» TOKYO: Yoshihide Suga, a longtime lieutenant of Shinzo Abe, has emerged as a strong contender to succeed him as Japan’s prime minister, an outcome that would extend the fiscal and monetary stimulus that defined Abe’s nearly eight years in office.
Japan PM Abe stepping down over health: local media
AFP, Published on 28/08/2020
» TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to resign over health problems, local media reported Friday, in a bombshell development that will end a record-setting tenure with no clear successor yet in place.