TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Friday after worsening tensions in the Middle East sent shares lower on Wall Street, ...

Japan's new economy minister, Ryosei Akazawa, said on Friday that the timing of changes in the Bank of Japan's monetary ...

The Bank of Japan will keep seeking the best timing to raise interest rates again as economic conditions continue to improve, ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought to show he isn’t pressuring the Bank of Japan over interest rate policy, saying that he ...

Japan's central bank has scope to raise interest rates further but must move cautiously and slowly to avoid hurting the ...

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar rose to a six-week high on Thursday as data showed a still-solid U.S.

In Asia, Japan +2%. Hong Kong -1.5%. China closed. India -2.1%. In Europe, at midday, London +0.3%. Paris -0.7%. Frankfurt -0 ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will propose a new happiness index during his first parliamentary policy speech on ...

Makinohara, a breezy surf town in Shizuoka Prefecture that once thrived on a now-declining tea industry, exemplifies ...

Crude prices jumped on worries about worsening tensions in the Middle East, while U.S. stocks pulled back further from their ...

NAGASAKI, Japan >> Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Asahi Noguchi said on Thursday the central bank must patiently maintain ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday that Japan is not in an environment requiring an additional rate hike.