Japan ​refrained from intervening in currency markets through last week, official data showed on ‌Friday, confirming that the government's efforts to defend the yen have been limited to verbal ...

TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is carefully considering the implications for fiscal ...

Sanae Takaichi has called a snap lower house election on February 8, one of the most unpredictable contests in years.

SEOUL, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The defence ministers of South Korea and Japan agreed on Friday to upgrade defence cooperation and plan to work together in incorporating artificial intelligence and unmanned ...

TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has seen a surge in interest from Japanese automakers hoping ...

By Colleen Howe BEIJING, Jan 30 (Reuters) - China's coast guard patrolled Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea almost daily last year, it said on Friday, aiming to secure its sovereignty ...

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group on Friday reported a 12% increase in third-quarter net profit, benefiting from rising interest rates in Japan.

TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party is likely to increase seats and ...

By Mariko Katsumura TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Northern and western parts of Japan face more heavy snowstorms later this week, ...

Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rose 2.0% in January from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, slowing from the previous month but matching the central bank's target.

Japan's Advantest on Wednesday hiked its operating profit by 21.4% to 454 billion yen ($2.98 billion) for the financial year ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Japan may hold off on official intervention for now, with coordinated tactics involving the U.S. already helping to halt a one-sided slide in the yen, Atsushi ...