By Satoshi Sugiyama and Hina Suzuki TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - A shortage of critical minerals is starting to affect the ...

Japan's government on Tuesday pushed back against market views it was watering down its commitment to fiscal reform and ...

Investors are still trying to gauge if Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is trying to slow the Bank of Japan’s efforts to raise ...

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The projections are in line with estimates the Cabinet Office compiled based on the premise that a government investment ...

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Japan’s 30-year government bond auction drew its strongest demand since 2019 as high yield levels attracted investors despite worries about fiscal policy and inflation.Most Read from BloombergGreece ...

The Japanese yen has dropped to a 40-year low against the US dollar, putting investors on watch for potential government ...

Japan's economy lost momentum in the January-March ​quarter from the previous three months on sluggish capital expenditure, revised gross domestic product data showed on Monday, pointing to challenges ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's new economic revitalisation minister, Minoru Kiuchi, said on Tuesday a weak yen has benefits to the economy and its demerits could be addressed by swiftly compiling a package ...

Japan‘s economy contracted at a 1.8% annualized rate in the third quarter of 2025, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have caught up with the island nation’s exports. Trump reached a trade deal with ...

Japan's government struck a cautiously optimistic tone in its June monthly economic report released on Monday (June 29), ...