The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a ...

Terumi Tanaka, a representative of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group and winner of the 2024 Nobel ...

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2024.

Japan PM Ishiba is seeking to arrange a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Chief Master Sgt. Griselda Criddell, of the 374th Maintenance Squadron, and her daughter try on kimonos during Japan Culture ...

The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. The decision by the central bank came at the end of a ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain regional security and prepare for tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald ...

Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely accelerated in January, underlining persistent pressure on living costs, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.

The core consumer price index (CPI) in Tokyo, a leading indicator of nationwide price trends, likely rose 2.5% year-on-year ...

Another 0.25 percentage-point hike to Japanese rates has come and gone without markets batting an eye. That is surely the point of the central bank’s drive to normalise monetary policy. With wages and ...

Asian shares have advanced after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate. U.S. futures ...