By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday he agreed with U.S. Treasury ...

disclosing new evidence of the counterfeit currency war waged by Japanese invaders in Hong Kong during World War II. The materials, including classified military telegrams and documents written in ...

The U.S. does not have specific currency targets in mind as part of bilateral trade talks with Japan, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday, ahead of an expected meeting with Japanese ...

As the two countries proceed with separate bilateral talks on tariffs, the thorny currency rate topic has been set aside for Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury Secretary ...

Japan's weak currency is boosting tourism, with a record-breaking 3.1 million visitors in March. The devalued yen is encouraging tourists to spend more on luxury goods. The currency is negatively ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan must strengthen the yen, such as by helping boost the country's industrial competitiveness, as the currency's weakness has pushed up households' living costs, the ruling ...

22 intervened in the foreign exchange market in Tokyo to prop up the yen after the Japanese currency hit its lowest level in 24 years. The move immediately pushed the currency up 3 yen to the 142 ...

Currently head of the ministry’s international bureau, the 57-year-old will become vice finance minister for international affairs - a post that oversees Japan’s currency policy and ...