Former Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda took the unusual step of setting the tone for other policy board members before soliciting their views when the central bank decided to embark on powerful monetary easing in 2013, minutes showed July 31
China's revised counterespionage law took effect July 1, broadening the scope of what constitutes spying activities to safeguard national security, with expatriates and foreign businesses worried about its arbitrary enforcement in the country.
Japan's consumer prices rose 3.2 percent year on year in May, with the pace of inflation slowing from the 3.4 percent recorded in April, government data showed Friday. Excluding energy, the data released by the ministry showed prices rose 4.3 percent in May, up from 4.1 percent in April.
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