Mastao Kanda unleashed an estimated 25 trillion yen to support the currency when it slumped against the dollar.
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How a mega dam has caused a mega power crisis for Zambia
A drought has caused an electricity crisis as Zambia heavily relies on the hydro-powered Kariba Dam.
Six migrants die after Mexico soldiers open fire
Officials say the incident happened after a military patrol saw a vehicle carrying 33 migrants travelling at speed.
Singapore ex-minister gets prison in rare case
Subramaniam Iswaran, a former cabinet minister, had pleaded guilty to accepting gifts while in public service.
Watch: ‘Ring of fire’ eclipse shines over South America
The solar eclipse was visible in Chile and Argentina on 2 October.
Inside a hospital on the front line of Sudan’s hunger crisis
One of the worst famines in decades could be underway in Sudan, aid workers warn.
Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ to overturn 2020 election, prosecutors say
A new filing presents the clearest view yet of how prosecutors would present their case against the former president at trial.
Gaza school strike which killed 22 targeted one Hamas figure, BBC told
Thirteen children and a pregnant woman were among the victims of the air strike on 21 September.
Five killed in Israeli air strike on central Beirut
It is the first Israeli strike so close to the centre of Beirut in Lebanon in the current conflict.
Blast from unexploded US bomb grounds flights at Japanese airport
The bomb is thought to have been dropped during World War Two to halt “kamikaze” missions.