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2 Settembre 2026

BOJ to Discuss Rate Hike at Every Meeting: Governor Ueda

Asheville, North Carolina, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan will discuss whether to raise interest rates at every meeting, including the next gathering on Sept. 17-18, Governor Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday. “We’ll fully discuss (a rate increase) at every policy meeting,
2 Settembre 2026

Lack of Media Coverage Concern for Some Quake-Hit Kumamoto Areas

Kumamoto, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–While a shopping mall explosion and areas struggling with water outages following a massive earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture in late July have made major headlines, people in some quake-affected areas in the southwestern Japan prefecture are concerned about
2 Settembre 2026

Putin Blames Japan for Worsening Ties: Tass

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Japan is fully responsible for the deterioration of relations between Tokyo and Moscow, Russia’s state-run Tass news agency reported. Putin reportedly said that Japan’s reaction to his visit to a disputed
2 Settembre 2026

SoftBank-Linked SB Energy Files for U.S. IPO

New York, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–SB Energy Inc., an artificial intelligence infrastructure developer backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp., has filed for an initial public offering on the U.S. Nasdaq market, the company said Tuesday. SB Energy did not disclose the offering
2 Settembre 2026

Nikkei Average Loses over 1,800 Points in Morning

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average briefly gave up more than 1,800 points Wednesday morning, as inflation concerns flared again following a fresh U.S. attack on Iran. At 9:41 a.m., the index of 225 major issues listed on the
2 Settembre 2026

U.S. Treasury Chief Backs Action to Address Weak Yen

Asheville, North Carolina, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)–U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda that he supports actions by Japanese authorities to tackle the undervaluation of the yen, the Treasury Department said Tuesday. In talks with Ueda on
1 Settembre 2026

Unity of Japan Opposition CRA Broken Completely

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)–The breakup of the Centrist Reform Alliance has become all but certain as the seven-month-old Japanese opposition party failed to forge unity. The party was launched in January, ahead of the Feb. 8 general election for the House
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