TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing activity expanded in January for the first time in seven months, buoyed by ...

Asia-Pacific markets rose as investors looked ahead to the Bank of Japan's decision.

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Stocks made tepid gains in early Asian trading on Friday ahead of the ...

TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose 2.4% in December from a year earlier, government data showed on ...

Core inflation touched its lowest level since October 2024, and was in line with expectations ...

The setback occurred hours after one of the world’s largest nuclear complexes restarted, ending more than a decade of ...

Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald ...

The operator says reactor remains "stable" and has no "radioactive impact outside".

Japan shut down 54 reactors after the Fukushima meltdown, but momentum has gathered under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to ...

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Japan's plan to return to a primary budget surplus for the first time in decades ...

TOKYO -- Japan is heading into a general election on Feb. 8 -- its second in less than 16 months -- as Prime Minister Sanae ...

Sanae Takaichi counts on high cabinet approval ratings to carry her otherwise unpopular ruling party to victory.