Almost from the moment he was sworn in as Bank of Japan governor, Kazuo Ueda sounded like a guy who wanted to be done with negativity. It just wasn’t obvious why. As the BOJ this week considers ...

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday the central bank must maintain an accommodative monetary policy to support economic growth and ensure the underlying inflation gradually moves ...

TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will aim to sustainably achieve 2% inflation as measured by the overall consumer price index, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday, keeping alive market ...

Kazuo Ueda said, adding that more hikes will take place if its economic outlook is realized. Speaking at the Lower House budget committee on Friday, Ueda said the BOJ’s policy settings are still ...

"Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Ueda stuck to the bank’s guidance. Ueda noted that more hikes are in the pipeline if the economic and price outlooks are realized but cautioned that monetary policy ...

Jan. 22 (UPI) --One person was killed and two hurt in a stabbing attack Wednesday at Japan's JR Nagano train station. One woman and two men were waiting for a bus on the station's north side when ...

This photo shows the area where multiple people were stabbed in front of JR Nagano Station in Nagano, central Japan, on Jan. 22, 2025. (Kyodo) NAGANO (Kyodo) -- Three people were stabbed on ...

NAGANO--Police are asking the public for information about a man who killed one person and injured two others in a knife attack in front of JR Nagano Station on Jan. 22. Nagano prefectural police ...

A man was killed and two other people were injured after they were attacked by a man holding what appeared to be a knife in front of the main station in Nagano City, central Japan, at around 8 p.m ...

Reason: These things are rare in Japan. It's dreadful. Nagano is a tranquil place—our former home before moving to Hyogo. The killer needs to be caught before he strikes again. I sympathize with the ...

NAKANO, Nagano Prefecture—Residents in this normally quiet mountainous city were trying to return to a sense of normalcy on May 26 after being shaken and terrified by a deadly assault and a ...