SINGAPORE - Singaporeans can continue to enjoy affordable holidays in Japan backed by the record-high strength of their currency against the Japanese yen, even after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its key interest rate for the first time in 17 years on March 19.
The BOJ set a new policy rate range of between 0 and 0.1 per cent, up from minus 0.1 per cent.
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