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Tokyo, Japan · TokyoMizuho Financial Group said on Tuesday it plans to raise interest rates on ordinary yen deposits. Bigger domestic rival Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group also said it is considering a rate hike. Both would be the first such increases since February 2007. The Bank of Japan ended eight years of its unorthodox negative interest rate policy.See the Story
Top Japan banks weigh first rate hikes on ordinary deposits in 17 years after BOJ
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Bank of Japan · TokyoTokyo's Nikkei average stock price continued to rise, closing at 4,0003 yen 60 cents (0.66%) higher than the previous day, recovering the 40,000 yen mark for the first time in about two weeks. The Bank of Japan decided on various measures at the monetary policy meeting held on the 19th, including the termination of negative interest rate policy and the purchase of listed investment trusts (ETFs). However, as the market had anticipated policy cha…See the Story
The Nikkei average closed the Tokyo Stock Exchange and continued to rise to the 40,000 yen level, and the cancellation of negative interest rates by the Bank of Japan was also “accommodative”
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Tokyo, Japan · TokyoTokyo has halted funding for UNRWA 'tentatively,' says Yoko Kamikawa, adding Japan provides aid materials to Gaza through other international organizations - Anadolu AjansıSee the Story
Japan reviewing decision to suspend UNRWA funding: Foreign minister
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Tokyo, Japan · Tokyo Telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp. said Monday that it will make generative artificial intelligence startup Elyza Inc. a consolidated subsidiary. Elyza, launched by University of Tokyo researchers, develops large-scale language models in Japanese for generative AI engines. The KDDi group plans to acquire a 53.4% stake in Elyza by around April 1.See the Story
Japan’s KDDI to Take Control of Generative AI Startup Elyza
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Bank of Japan · TokyoBank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda has proposed ending negative rates as chair of the policy-setting board. Board meeting on Tuesday to wrap up a two-day meeting, public broadcaster NHK reported. Ueda is currently chair of Bank of Japan's monetary policy committee.See the Story
BOJ Governor Ueda proposes ending negative rates as board chair
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New Year · TokyoThe Imperial couple will visit the cities of Wajima and Suzu. They will also meet with officials who have been working on disaster relief. The trip will be postponed to early April in bad weather. It will be the couple's second visit to a disaster-hit area since the Emperor's inauguration.See the Story
Emperor, Empress to Visit Quake-Hit Noto Peninsula on Friday
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