Japan’s balance of trade unexpectedly swung to its first surplus since July 2021, an outcome that should help ease pressure on the economy’s recovery, though risks remain for the growth outlook. The ...

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda is under pressure to alleviate Japanese yen weakness, stemming from the interest rate divergence between the U.S. and Japan. Yet, he is also constricted by high inflation that ...

WASHINGTON (Mainichi) -- Soaring rice prices in Japan triggered by the "rice upheaval" last summer have surprised Japanese expatriates in the United States, as it remains cheaper to buy rice there ...

An unexpected result in Japan’s leadership contest over the weekend rippled through global financial markets with the dollar surging against the yen on Sunday. On Saturday, the ruling Liberal ...