The yen/dollar carry trade unwind in August drove market volatility. Political and economic pressures leave the BoJ in a fix.

In Japan, the annual wartime commemoration is cynically and critically referred to as "August journalism," in which media outlets bombard the public with much of the same coverage year after year.

Youth intimacy declines in Japan as only about one-fifth of high school boys have had their first kiss – the lowest rate ...

The government reinstated subsidies for electricity and gas used between August and October to support households struggling ...

Mount Fuji, the country’s tallest summit, is revered for its snowy peak. A snowfall reported on Wednesday ended its longest ...

DXJ demonstrated robust long-term returns despite recent volatility, while CXSE has seen high returns largely tied to ...

The government, its makeup in flux after the governing party lost seats this week, will soon need to make decisions that will ...

China informed Japan that an "unexpected obstruction" was what caused one of its military planes to breach Japanese airspace in August, diplomatic sources said Saturday, seemingly attributing the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate in September fell to 2.4% from 2.5% in August, government data showed on Tuesday. The ...

Now, it looks like a different wrestling legend is going to do the same. YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 30: Meiko Satomura and Chihiro Hashimoto compete in the women's bout during the Big Japan ...

Japan’s factory output picked up more than expected in September as car output recovered as the economy continued its ...

JAPAN’S second-biggest steelmaker, JFE Holdings, lowered its forecast for annual net profit by 37 per cent, hit by slow demand for building materials at home and a slumping Asian market amid growing ...