Bank of Japan holds rates steady for second straight meeting as Trump tariffs threaten exports

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Getty Images Japan's central bank held its policy rate at 0.5% Thursday, holding them for a second straight …

Snake on a train line: Japan’s busiest bullet train route brought to a halt

Japan’s busiest bullet train line was brought to a halt on Wednesday after a metre-long snake wrapped itself around a power line, shorting the electricity supply and stranding hundreds of passengers. Shinkansen trains running between Tokyo and Osaka were …

Couche-Tard advances deal talks for Japan's Seven & i with access to books

Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) and Japan's Seven & i said they have signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that will give the Canadian company access to the Japanese retailer's financial data as it seeks a $47 billion acquisition. The move …

Snake on a train line: Reptile causes major delays in Japan

TOKYO — It's likely some of the tens-of-thousands of passengers were hissing with madness after a snake brought Japan’s busiest bullet train line to a halt. The slippery 39-inch reptile slithered onto an overhead power line and tangled itself, a …

Couche-Tard advances deal talks for Japan's Seven & i with non-disclosure agreement

Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) and Japan's Seven & i said they have signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that will give the Canadian company access to the Japanese retailer's financial data as it seeks an acquisition. The move represents …

Japan Mitsui's annual net profit down 15%, misses expectations

TOKYO :Japanese trading house Mitsui on Thursday posted a 900.3 billion yen ($6.3 billion) net profit for the year ended in March, 15.4 per cent down from a year ago amid weaker performance in its liquefied natural gas trading and lower coking coal prices. …

Japan’s share buybacks nearly triple as governance push gains pace

Man arrested in Japan after suspected car attack on children: Reports

TOKYO: A man was arrested in the Japanese city of Osaka on Thursday (May 1) after allegedly ploughing his car into seven schoolchildren in a suspected deliberate attack, local media said. The children, who had been on their way home from school, were …

Japan drawing up list of bargaining chips for US trade talks

A Japanese government task force is pulling together a list of negotiating points for the ongoing tariff talks with the US. It covers what Washington calls non-tariff trade barriers as well as Tokyo's plans to invest in America and boost imports from …

Arrest after car driven into group of children in Japan

A man was arrested after police in Japan said he drove his car deliberately into a group of primary school children in the western city of Osaka. Seven children, who had been on their way home from school, were injured and taken to hospital. An Osaka …