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Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)–The yen briefly strengthened past 159 per dollar following the Bank of Japan’s decision to maintain its monetary policy on Tuesday, but it gave up the gains later in the day as BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda sounded dovish

Nagoya, April 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese auto parts maker Denso Corp. said Tuesday that it will withdraw its proposal to acquire domestic chipmaker Rohm Co. Denso said in a statement that the company “has not obtained the support of Rohm’s board of directors

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday urged the U.S. military to strengthen discipline, 10 years after a woman was killed by a former U.S. base civilian worker in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, southernmost Japan. “We will urge the

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)–Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday that the central bank will manage monetary policy appropriately so that it is not too late to raise interest rates. “We’ll make an appropriate policy decision at the next (policy-setting)

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)–The number of crude oil tankers sailing to Japan from the United States has shot up amid the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transport waterway. As of Thursday, 13 tankers bound for Japan

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)–Japan has enough supplies of oil-derived materials used in the agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food industries amid heightened Middle East tensions, agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki said Tuesday. “Quantities are sufficient as a whole in the country” at present,

New York, April 27 (Jiji Press)–Joby Aviation Inc., a U.S. startup backed by Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., said Monday that it has begun demonstration flights of its so-called flying cars in New York. The electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL,

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)–Private-sector members of a key Japanese government panel have called for a review of an indicator used to assess the appropriateness of public works projects in order to encourage long-term infrastructure investment by local governments and other entities.

Nagoya, April 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese auto parts maker Denso Corp. said Tuesday that it will withdraw its proposal to acquire domestic chipmaker Rohm Co. Denso said in a statement that the company “has not obtained the support of Rohm’s board of directors

Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)–The Bank of Japan decided Tuesday to keep its monetary policy unchanged while raising its fiscal 2026 inflation forecast, in light of higher crude oil prices amid tensions in the Middle East. At a two-day meeting that ended