TOKYO--Japan's top currency official pledged to stay on guard against potential reaction in the foreign exchange market to President Trump's policies, which have already caused some swings in the yen ...

Japan's top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said on Tuesday a weak yen would push up inflation by boosting import costs, ...

Japan is closely watching currency market positions, including those built on speculative bets, because volatility in ...

Japan welcomed the most visitors in history in 2024, as the country’s weak currency fuelled a tourism boom, according to official figures. More than 36.8 million people visited the Asian country ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will size up the need to raise interest rates on Friday amid heightened expectations of a ...

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in mostly muted trading on Tuesday, despite anticipation for a market reaction to the ...

With only days remaining before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office amid his threats of tariffs, Japanese ...

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Markets have also focused on a speech by Ueda’s deputy last week that was widely interpreted as suggesting that conditions would now justify an increase. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese ...

The government agencies had revealed that Japan logged 2,872,200 foreign visitors in September 2024, the highest number ever ...

The U.S. dollar is the dominant currency in forex markets. Other actively traded currencies include the euro, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, and British pound. The Japanese yen ...