Southeast Asia looks to nuclear power to supercharge its energy transition
Southeast Asia's only nuclear power plant, completed four decades ago in Bataan, about 40 miles from the Philippine capital ...
Bank Of Japan Signals Further Rate Hikes Possible Amid Inflation, Economic Overheating Worries
The Bank of Japan policymakers expressed growing concerns about inflation risks and yen weakness during their January meeting ...
Larry Summers: Trump policy is most important factor for global economy
Diamond speaks with leading economist Larry Summers about what to expect for the U.S. economy in 2025, the problems facing ...
What Is Ikigai? Not A Venn Diagram
The idea of Ikigai is becoming popular but the original Japanese definition of the term is much simpler, unlike the commonly ...
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Stock market today: Global stocks mostly higher after Wall Street tech gains
World markets are mostly higher following gains on Wall Street driven by Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms after strong profit ...
Homegrown veg, cheap substitutes: Japanese get creative to fight soaring food prices
Japanese homemaker Kirina Mochizuki has always considered "okonomiyaki" savoury pancakes the ultimate comfort food: simple, ...
BOJ Ueda Voices Confidence Conveying Rate Hike Message to Market
The Bank of Japan’s message on gradual interest hikes has been clearly received by financial markets, Governor Kazuo Ueda ...
Japan’s Underlying Inflation Still Slightly Below Target, BOJ Governor Says
Underlying inflation in Japan is still slightly below the central bank’s target of 2%, Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said, ...
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Yen set for best January in seven years as rates path diverge
The yen was on track for its best monthly start to the year since 2018 on Friday, helped by the view that the Bank of Japan ...
Core inflation in Japan's capital hits 1-year high, keeps BOJ rate-hike bets alive
Core inflation in Japan's capital hit 2.5%, marking the fastest annual pace in nearly a year, well exceeding the central bank ...
Tokyo Inflation Continues to Back More BOJ Rate Hikes
Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area picked up slightly in January, government data showed Friday, supporting ...
Bank of Japan board reshuffle to bring it closer to 'normal' central banking
The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end to ultra-low interest rates, will likely bring the central bank's thinking ...