THE dollar held gains against the yen on Friday (Jan 17), but ended the week lower after a six-week winning streak, as ...

The Japanese government started a process Friday to compensate victims of forced sterilization surgery under a now-defunct eugenics protection law, aiming to provide remedy to those who have not ...

The Japanese Yen gains positive traction for the second straight day amid bets for a Bank of Japan rate hike. This has led to ...

MSCI's global equities index rose on Friday while U.S. Treasury yields turned higher and the latest crop of economic data and ...

The USD/JPY climbed on Friday as the Japanese yen weakened, with markets focused on the upcoming BoJ rate decision. The BoJs ...

Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the SMAP boy band who is now a popular TV host at the network, has been linked by local ...

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after China reported that its economy grew at a 5% annual pace last year, hitting the ...

The yen has climbed 1.5% against the dollar this week, its strongest weekly run since late November. It was last a tad weaker ...

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

Persistent USD strength against JPY seen in Q4 '24 is easing. Hawkish speeches from BoJ officials coupled with a softer US ...

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

Executives at a leading Japanese bank apologized and took pay cuts on Thursday after police arrested an employee who ...