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Japanese officials have raided the country’s biggest beer makers over allegations they worked together to raise the price of their beverages.

Japan’s central bank has raised its main interest rate to a fresh 31-year high as it continues to move away from decades of ultra-low borrowing costs and as the country faces increasing economic pressures.

Japan’s financial regulator will monitor lending to the real estate sector as part of efforts to study risks posed by the country’s rising interest rates.

India’s commerce minister Piyush Goyal led the country’s largest-ever business delegation to Japan last week in a bid to expand trade and investment ties between the two countries. His visit came as Japan’s deepening push into Asia’s third largest economy has become increasingly more apparent.