Masahiko Loo, senior fixed income strategist at State Street Global Advisors, says that with the yen approaching 160 against the dollar, Japan's finance ministry may force an interest rate hike at ...

The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is a Partnership between the Government of Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank conceived in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s. It was ...

The kanji for ‘kin’, meaning gold or money, has been chosen as the symbol of the outgoing year in Japan, with the solemn ceremony held ... as in Olympic years the choice often falls on this character.

The Kairos No. 2 rocket, a Japanese commercial rocket carrying a set of satellites, is launched from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto town, western Japan Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP) Space ...

Parliament on Tuesday enacted the government's ¥13.9 trillion ($90 billion) supplementary budget for fiscal 2024 to finance the first comprehensive economic policy package under Prime Minister ...

TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer price inflation probably accelerated in November, driven by persistently high rice prices and the phasing out of utility subsidies, a Reuters poll ...

The kanji for gold (金 kin) was chosen as the single most representative character symbolic of the social mood in Japan this year, a Kyoto-based organization said Thursday. The character symbolized ...

A perfect example of this is Howl’s Moving Castle with its enchanting and enthralling plot and visuals. Based on the 1986 novel of the same name, Miyazaki gave the story his unique flair. This turned ...

Japan’s economy has grown at a faster pace than initially estimated, indicating more strength in the recovery as the central bank parses data ahead of a policy decision later this month.

Tetsuko Furusawa, based in Nagoya and the global head of booking delivery at tour operator Inside Japan, estimates that ... company’s favourite ryokan (the 160-year-old Nishimuraya Honkan ...