The dollar steadied on Thursday, after dipping alongside cooling U.S. inflation and falling bond yields, while the yen hit a ...

The yen was the biggest major mover on the dollar overnight, rising about 1% and extending gains in Asia, as inflation relief ...

Japanese retail investors enjoying the benefits of a tax-exempt investment scheme may be adding to the pain for the yen. That’s because they’ve been effectively shorting their own currency by selling ...

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The Philippines and Japan have renewed an agreement to trade one currency for another at a preset rate over a given period.

SAPPORO (Bernama-Kyodo): The government of Hokkaido, Japan's northern island renowned for its popularity among tourists, will introduce a lodging tax of up to 500 yen (US$3) per night from April ...

While the average monthly salary at Japanese firms rose by more than 10,000 yen (about $64) in 2024 from the previous year for the first time, the country's economy as well as household finances ...

The yen hovered near a five-month low against the dollar yesterday, as the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish messaging contrasted with the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) cautious approach to further policy ...

The approval of the draft Fiscal Year 2025 budget of 8.7 trillion yen comes in the third year of Japan’s new Defense Buildup Program, issued in 2022, which seeks to increase Japan’s defense ...

TOKYO — The Japanese Cabinet on Friday approved a record 8.7 trillion yen ($55 billion) defense budget for 2025 as Japan accelerates building up its strike-back capability with long-range cruise ...

Tokyo, Dec. 27 (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government Friday adopted a fiscal 2025 state budget plan with record general-account spending of ¥115,541.5 billion , reflecting surges in social security, ...