The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond hit 1.500 percent Thursday for the first time since June 2009 amid specul

Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning as concern over 25 percent U.S. tariffs imposed on Canada and Mexico eased after the U.S. governme

Canada's gross domestic product in the fourth quarter expanded by 2.6% on an annualized basis, surpassing widespread expectations, as a jump in consumer spending, business investments and exports lifted growth, data showed on Friday.

Japan's finance minister said Tokyo was not taking policies directly aimed at weakening the yen. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied that Tokyo is trying to weaken its currency after President Donald Trump bumped the yen by accusing Japan and China of gaining an unfair advantage through foreign exchange policy.

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There’s keen interest in the market on whether Japan’s regional banks will pour back into benchmark 10-year notes.

Japan’s food self-sufficiency, measured in calories, has steadily dropped to below 40 per cent in fiscal year 2023, down from 50 per cent about three decades ago, meaning that the nation relies on imports for the majority of its needs.

Consumer prices excluding fresh food in the capital rose 2.2% in February from a year earlier, according to the internal affairs ministry.

MUFG Bank announced the following changes in Representatives of the Board of Directors decided at today’s meeting of the Board of Directors.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he told the leaders of Japan and China they could not continue to reduce the value of their currencies, as doing so would be unfair to the United States. The remarks added to market jitters as Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday,