Makinohara, a breezy surf town in Shizuoka Prefecture that once thrived on a now-declining tea industry, exemplifies ...

Japan's new economy minister, Ryosei Akazawa, said on Friday that the timing of changes in the Bank of Japan's monetary ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought to show he isn’t pressuring the Bank of Japan over interest rate policy, saying that he ...

Japan's central bank has scope to raise interest rates further but must move cautiously and slowly to avoid hurting the ...

In Asia, Japan +2%. Hong Kong -1.5%. China closed. India -2.1%. In Europe, at midday, London +0.3%. Paris -0.7%. Frankfurt -0 ...

Japan’s new government reached out to the central bank for a second straight day in a show of unity as market jitters linger ...

Japanese shares rallied Thursday as the yen extended losses after the country's new prime minister dampened interest rate ...

Asian shares are mostly lower after U.S. stocks edged toward recent record levels. The U.S. dollar gained against the ...

Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after U.S. stocks were little changed as investors watched to see developments in the ...

New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s unexpected warning against raising interest rates is pushing back expectations ...

Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Asahi Noguchi said on Thursday the central bank must patiently maintain loose monetary ...

Elsewhere in Asia, China's mainland markets are closed for a holiday, but Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 2.5%, having soared 6.2% ...