By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato issued a fresh warning against speculative yen ...

The U.S. dollar weakened against the yen on Thursday, as softer-than-expected U.S. economic data and growing confidence for a ...

The Japanese government has intervened in the currency market by buying the yen and selling the dollar for the first time in more than 24 years. The move was intended to keep afloat the value of ...

Sterling dropped sharply against the yen and also weakened versus the dollar and the euro on Thursday as investors focused on ...

Japan flagged its concern over sudden and one-sided moves in the currency market in its first warning to speculators in 2025 ...

Japan's Diet has enacted three political reform-related bills, following a money scandal involving the governing Liberal Democratic Party. The bills were approved at the Upper House plenary ...

The House of Councillors pass bills that approve a series of legislative changes to improve political fund transparency on Dec. 24, 2024, in Tokyo. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's parliament ...

Japan is a beloved tourist spot. A weak currency is ensuring that it will remain that way for foreigners. The country just broke its pre-pandemic tourist record, with 3.1 million foreign visitors ...

Three opposition parties, including the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, jointly submitted a bill Monday to make school lunches free at public elementary and junior high ...

As tourism to Japan surges, so too has the use of its world-class medical facilities for treatment and surgery. But not all patients pay their bills. St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo ...