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Japan electronics company: walkie-talkie used in Hezbollah attacks discontinued 10 years ago

Japanese wireless communication equipment-maker Icom said Thursday it cannot confirm whether a walkie-talkie used in the explosive attacks against Hezbollah was related to the company, noting the production and sales of that device and its battery were discontinued about a decade ago.

BBC on MSN · 23h

Japan firm says it stopped making walkie-talkies used in Lebanon blasts

A Japanese handheld radio manufacturer has distanced itself from walkie-talkies bearing its logo that exploded in Lebanon, saying it discontinued production of the devices a decade ago. At least 20 people were killed and 450 injured after hundreds of walkie-talkies, some used by the armed group Hezbollah, exploded across Lebanon on Wednesday.

Reuters · 1d

Japan's Icom investigating radio devices carrying its logo after Lebanon blasts

Japanese radio equipment maker Icom Inc said on Thursday that it was investigating the facts regarding news reports that two-way radio devices bearing its logo have exploded in Lebanon.

Bank Of Japan Keeps Rate Unchanged

CNBC on MSN · 5h

Bank of Japan keeps benchmark interest rate steady as it treads cautiously on normalizing policy

The decision came as the central bank seeks to wean its economy off the long-held ultra-easy monetary policy and curb the yen's slide against the U.S. dollar.

The Financial Times · 20m

Bank of Japan holds rates and delivers cautious guidance

The Bank of Japan on Friday held the benchmark rate to 0.25 per cent, delivering neutral guidance but noting that inflation is on track to meet policymakers’ forecasts Meanwhile, headline and core inflation ticked up in August,

Business Insider · 3h

Bank Of Japan Keeps Rate Unchanged As Expected

The Bank of Japan maintained its benchmark rate unchanged as widely expected on Friday. In a unanimous vote, the Policy Board

China, Japan and Fukushima

The Straits Times · 8m

China, Japan reached agreement in August on Fukushima water discharge

BEIJING - China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday, bringing to an end a diplomatic dispute that had rumbled on for over two years.

U.S. News & World Report · 2h

China, Japan Reached Consensus in Aug on Fukushima Water Discharge, CCTV Says

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, Chinese state television CCTV reported on Friday.

Barron's · 1h

China Says Still 'Resolutely Opposes' Japan's Discharge Of Fukushima Water

China said on Friday that it still "resolutely opposes" Japan's discharge of water from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant, despite announcing it would gradually resume importing seafood from the country.

Japan, inflation

Bloomberg L.P. · 9h

Japan’s Inflation Accelerates for Fourth Month as BOJ Meets

Japan’s key inflation gauge accelerated in August for a fourth consecutive month, hours before the Bank of Japan is scheduled to wrap up its latest policy decision meeting.

Reuters · 9h

Japan's core inflation accelerates for 4th month in August

Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated for the fourth straight month in August and tracked comfortably above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, keeping alive expectations for further interest rate hikes.

Daily Journal · 8h

Japan inflation firms to 2.8% ahead of BoJ rate decision

Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2.8 percent year-on-year, official data showed Friday, hours before the Bank of Japan was widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged.

Channel NewsAsia Singapore20m

Tokyo Metro, Rigaku set stage for $3 billion Japan IPOs as listings gather pace

Japan's Tokyo Metro and Rigaku on Friday kicked off the processes to launch a combined $3.13 billion in initial public ...

Japan celebrates as Ohtani becomes the first major leaguer to reach 50-50 milestone

Shohei Ohtani's feat of becoming the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season was met ...

55mon MSN

Japan’s leader demands answers from China over schoolboy’s fatal stabbing

Japan’s prime minister has demanded an explanation from Beijing over the fatal stabbing of a schoolboy in the second knife ...

China to work towards easing seafood import ban, says Japan PM

China will revisit its ban on marine imports from Japan and work towards resuming imports following an expansion of ...

Japan Eyes Deal to End Chinese Ban on Seafood Imports, Media Say

China and Japan may be close to a breakthrough over Beijing’s ban on seafood imports from Japan, imposed last year in ...

Record high temperature for September registered in central Japan

Areas from eastern to western Japan are experiencing levels of heat that are dangerous and unusual for this time of the year.

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Bank of Japan to 'hibernate' until political dust settles, says strategist

Masahiko Loo of State Street Global Advisors gives his take on how Japanese politics and the Fed's surprise 50 basis point ...

9hon MSN

As sales of Japan temples and shrines surge, a crackdown on bad-faith buyers

Benmou Suzuki's dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly ...

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