A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...

Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...

Japan's trade deal with the U.S. has reduced uncertainty surrounding the economy, the central bank's deputy governor Shinichi Uchida said, signaling optimism that conditions for resuming interest rate ...

Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as food inflation showed signs of ...

In the years since, Sanseito has successfully appealed to a small but growing section of Japan’s electorate with its ...

The reduction in auto tariffs--a key demand for Japan during negotiations--forms part of a trade deal with the U.S. Including the 2.5% original duty, U.S. tariffs on Japanese cars and auto parts will ...

Oakmark Japan Strategy’s return was 10.73% (Net) for the reporting period. This compares to the MSCI Japan Index that ...

Japanese voters cast their ballots on Sunday in a closely contested upper house election that could undermine Prime Minister ...

Yujiro Goto, head of foreign exchange strategy for Japan at Nomura, told CNBC that the current inflation spike, especially in food inflation, is mostly due to supply issues, not strong demand.

But more big tests loom with trade talks still continuing between the Trump administration and counterparts in China and the ...

The ruling LDP coalition lost its upper house majority, as inflation, taxes and immigration help the opposition.

Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7 ...