Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief negotiator on trade, confirmed on Saturday that he’s heading to Washington next week to meet ...

Although Japan’s economy shows signs of returning to normal inflation for the first time in three decades, global headwinds and fiscal fragility pose ongoing challenges.

A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be of concern for policymakers. The market for secondhand private-equity ...

Purchasing managers’ surveys in the U.S. and a number of other countries will be watched closely. A decision by the European ...

This Sunday's Upper House elections in Japan are weighing on Japan's government bonds and the yen. Read more here.

Japan's key measure of consumer prices cooled slightly more than expected in June, but remained well above the Bank of ...

Asian stock markets began Friday's session with modest gains, as a rally in global equities gained fresh momentum from strong ...

Heading into the most consequential Japanese upper house election in memory and a possible defeat for the coalition of Prime ...

As reaffirmed by the latest CPI data, domestic prices--especially for goods--remain strong, but with the conclusion of U.S.-Japan trade negotiations still uncertain, the BOJ will likely continue to ...

Japan's annual inflation rate eased to 3.3% in June 2025 from 3.5% in the previous month, marking the lowest reading since ...