The Bank of Japan is now pointing the finger at chronic labour shortages—rather than sluggish demand—as the culprit behind its economic woes, hinting that interest rates could rise faster than a sushi ...

This city neighboring Tokyo will be the first in Japan to offer housing subsidies not just to newlyweds but also to residents ...

Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined. Japan’s ...

The yen is on track for its fourth straight weekly gain against the dollar as spending data on Friday added to signs that the ...

Kong stocks strutted into their strongest weekly performance in four months, while the yen flexed its muscles on rising rate hike bets, and Amazon’s cloud dreams turned a bit stormy.

The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labor shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak ...

The yen could strengthen beyond 150 against the dollar as the BOJ moves against the global tide of rate cuts, said SMBC Nikko Securities.

Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday as exporters fell due to the appreciating yen, while caution prevailed ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ...

The yen climbed to a nine-week high as market players piled on bets for more interest rate hikes in Japan this year, while ...

The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labour shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak ...

Mitsubishi Corp. took a 52.2 billion yen ($342.4 million) impairment charge on its domestic offshore wind projects in the ...

China faces a “toxic combination” of deflation and devaluation which Japan did not experience. It may be a sign of greater ...