BOJ Continues Hiking Cycle While Mixed Earnings Drive Japan Stocks

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) remains on a hiking cycle with its policy rate at 1.00%, marking one consecutive move in tightening. This policy stance contrasts with other major central banks like the Federal Reserve, which is currently on hold. Investors are adjusting to the BOJ's shift as earnings season

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BOJ's Continued Hiking Cycle Supports Financials While Exporters See Mixed Moves

The Tokyo stock market showed a modestly mixed session today as investors balanced the Bank of Japan's ongoing hiking cycle with global central bank policy pauses. The BOJ, currently in a hiking cycle with its policy rate at 1.00%, remains on track to tighten monetary conditions further, with its ne

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BOJ’s Rate Hike Cycle Supports Selective Gains in Japanese Equities Amid Mixed Sector Moves

The Tokyo stock market showed mixed performance in the morning session as investors parsed the ongoing Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) rate hiking cycle. The BOJ recently raised its policy rate to 1.00%, marking the start of a hiking phase with one consecutive move so far. This shift in monetary policy underp

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BOJ Begins Hiking Cycle, Lifting Bank Stocks and Auto Shares on Tokyo Market

The Bank of Japan has initiated a hiking cycle with its policy rate now at 1.00%, marking a significant shift in monetary policy. This move comes as the BOJ joins other central banks like the Reserve Bank of Australia and the European Central Bank in raising rates, while the Federal Reserve and Bank

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BOJ Continues Hiking Cycle, Mixed Sector Moves Reflect Investor Caution

The Japanese equity market saw a mixed session as investors digested the Bank of Japan's ongoing hiking cycle, now at one consecutive move, signaling a shift in monetary policy. This development contrasts with other major central banks like the Federal Reserve and Bank of England, which remain on ho

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BOJ Continues Rate Hike Cycle as Japanese Stocks See Mixed Moves in Morning Trade

The Bank of Japan remains in a hiking cycle, marking its first consecutive move higher in policy rates. This development is a key driver for the Japan equities market today, influencing investor sentiment and sector performance. While global central banks like the Federal Reserve and Bank of England

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ITU-T Standardizes Framework of Low-Latency and Energy-Efficient Networks to Support the AI Era

TOKYO, August 21, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - KDDI Corporation, NTT, Inc., 1Finity Inc., a Fujitsu company and leading provider of global network solutions, NEC Corporation, Rakuten Mobile, Inc., Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. today announced that the framework o

Mitsubishi Motors Launches the Outlander PHEV in the Philippines

TOKYO, August 21, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC), its subsidiary in the Philippines, began sales of the Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle crossover SUV (Outlander PHEV) in th

Hitachi High-Tech supports the optimization of coating processes for cathode active materials used in all-solid-state batteries with HMAX Industry utilizing physical AI

TOKYO, August 21, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi High-Tech Corporation ("Hitachi High-Tech") has completed a demonstration ("the Demonstration") to investigate optimal coating conditions for the surfaces of cathode active materials*1-a process in the manufacturing of all-solid-state batteries, aimi

Honda Wins Red Dot Awards for EV Outlier Concept and Brand Film for Honda Electric Motorcycle Business in Red Dot Design Award 2026

TOKYO, Japan, August 21, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda today announced that the EV Outlier Concept was named a Red Dot winner in the Design Concept category of the Red Dot Design Award 2026*, and the brand film for Honda electric motorcycle business, titled “What Is a Motorcycle? / Electric Mo

DOCOMO to End the "MANGA MIRAI" Digital Comic Distribution Service and Migrate Purchased Titles to "MangaPlaza"

LOS ANGELES,CA, August 21, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. (“DOCOMO”) will end its “MANGA MIRAI” digital comic distribution service, offered in the United States, as of 11:59 p.m. on December 15, 2026 (U.S. Pacific Time). New membership registration, new title purcha