The U.S. dollar tumbled on Wednesday against the Korean won, Japanese yen and a handful of other Asian currencies on reports that currency policies had factored into trade talks between the U.S. and ...

Located in East Asia, Japan is a top 20 country in the world in terms of population. Japan has the third-largest economy by nominal gross domestic product and the fourth-largest economy by ...

The yen weakened after the Bank of Japan halved its economic-growth forecast, citing uncertainty around President Trump’s tariff war. The central bank expects growth of 0.5% in the 12 months ...

The dollar sloughed off weak U.S. data to steady on Thursday as investors focused on signs the trade war may be cooling down, while the yen was waiting on a central bank meeting in Japan. The dollar ...

The yen fell 0.3% to 143.48 after the Bank of Japan held its rate at 0.5%. The BoJ delayed its inflation target and warned of downside price risks. Kazuo Ueda gave no rate hike timeline as traders ...

But have you ever wondered how Japan grows an astonishing 500 million Shiitake mushrooms each year? In this video, we take you inside the serene forests of Japan where these mushrooms are ...

Japan may have averted U.S. pressure for a stronger yen in bilateral finance talks on Thursday, but a closer look at officials' descriptions of the meeting suggests currencies and the Bank of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan may have averted U.S. pressure for a stronger yen in bilateral finance talks on Thursday, but a closer look at officials’ descriptions of the meeting suggests ...

A Japanese court on Friday ordered the Japanese unit of online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. to pay 35 million yen ($244,000) in damages for failing to take measures to stop sellers from offering ...

He said on Wednesday that it is "unfair" that China's currency, the yuan, is so low and that Japan "would always fight" to keep the yen low.

After hovering near multi-decade lows in early 2025—just below 160 yen per dollar—the Japanese currency has staged a significant recovery, briefly strengthening below the key 140 level this week. This ...