But the pair remained close to its highest level since 1986, as signs of weakness in the Japanese economy and waning expectations of more monetary tightening by the Bank of Japan kept traders ...

By John Geddie and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese lawmakers decide on Monday whether Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...

Japanese lawmakers yesterday voted for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to stay on as leader, after his scandal-tarnished ...

Kansai International Airport in Japan can't be held responsible for the less superlative performance of airlines or other stops on a traveller's journey, but it claims its handlers never lose a bag.

Shigeru Ishiba's scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election late last month.

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

Historically, a dropping VIX indicates less fear in the market, and rising VIX accompanies stock market downturns. However, ...

For nearly 30 years, the Fed has pursued an easy-money policy that has made the economy increasingly dependent upon the next ...

However, a rapid rise in the yen from its low point in mid-1998--linked in part to external developments as well as improving sentiment about the Japanese economy--has raised concerns about the impact ...

Japanese lawmakers voted for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to remain in office despite his coalition losing its parliamentary ...

Canada's services economy expanded for the first time in five months in October as the amount of new business increased and ...