Unable to get married legally in Japan, LGBTQ couples are celebrating their special bond by donning traditional kimonos and
Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Wednesday he would have to respond if speculators cause excessive moves in the currency market and that there
The Bank of Japan will skip raising interest rates at its policy-setting meeting at the end of July as it looks to boost tepid economic growth, more than three-
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Monday authorities were watching exchange-rate moves closely, speaking after the Nikkei
Japan's economy expanded by a much faster-than-expected annualised 3.1% in the second quarter, rebounding from a slump at the start of the year
The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates again by year-end, according to more than half the economists in a Reuters poll published on Wednesday, with those who
Japan's core inflation accelerated for a third straight month in July, data showed on Friday, but a slowdown in demand-driven price growth
The record high temperatures and sweltering weather that suffocated Japan this summer did not stop 77-year-old farmer Yasuyuki Kurosawa
Millions of people were ordered to evacuate their homes as Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan with strong winds and torrential rain on
The Japanese government has upgraded its economic assessment for the first time in more than a year on signs of improved consumption, fostering optimism for a
The Japanese economy likely expanded during the April-June quarter at roughly the same solid pace as initially predicted, a Reuters poll showed on Friday,
Japan's economy grew at a slightly slower pace than initially reported in the second quarter, hurt by downward revisions in corporate and household spending that
Japan's consumer inflation rate likely picked up for the fourth straight month in August, a Reuters poll of 20 economists showed, tracking comfortably above the
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will not raise interest rates at a policy meeting next week, economists unanimously said in a Reuters poll published on Friday, but a
Japan's export growth slowed sharply in August as shipments to the U.S. dropped for the first time in three years, while machinery orders
Japan's factory output tumbled last month driven by typhoon-led disruptions in motor vehicle production and weak U.S. sales, with the government and analysts
Japan's inflation-adjusted wages fell in August while household spending also declined, but analysts say underlying trends point to a gradual
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will forgo raising interest rates again this year, according to a very slim majority of economists in a Reuters poll, although nearly 90%
Japan's economy is expected to have slowed sharply in the third quarter hurt by sluggish consumption and capital spending, a Reuters poll showed, which could
Japanese household spending fell in September for the second straight month, government data showed on Friday, as higher prices choked consumers' appetite in a
Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime minister on Monday, said a tabloid
Japan's economy expanded by an annualised 0.9% over the July-September quarter, government data showed on Friday, slowing from the previous
The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates again at its December meeting as a strengthening economy and concerns over the depreciating yen prompt policymakers to
Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in November and stayed above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, as price
Japan's economy expanded in July-September at a faster pace than initially reported thanks to upward revisions in capital investment and exports,
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