It is the highest level since October 2008 as the economy makes steady progress toward the bank’s goal of stable 2% inflation ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed on Friday the importance of close ties with the United States for regional stability, as he seeks to arrange a meeting with President Donald Trump.

Japan’s core inflation rate rose to a 16-month high at 3% in December, year on year, boosting the case for a rate hike from ...

Global shares rose on Friday buoyed by the prospect of lower U.S. interest rates and a U.S.-China trade deal following ...

This country has the the largest nominal GDP in Asia and the second-largest globally, behind the USA with $30.33 trillion (£24 trillion).

Japan’s central bank has hiked interest rates as expected to a 17-year high as it continues on a path to normalise its ...

Japanese electric motor maker Nidec posted a 5% rise in third-quarter operating profit on Thursday to 54.5 billion yen ($348 ...

Prime Video has named Keisuke Oishi as its new country manager for Japan, effective Jan. 20. The veteran Amazon executive, ...

Japanese exports rose 2.8% year-on-year in December, up for a third straight month, data from the Ministry of Finance showed ...

Japan will continue to strengthen its defence capabilities given the security situation in East Asia, Japan's foreign ...

There will be the usual month-end data dump from Japan. Inflation, labour, industrial production and retail sales will be ...

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