Asian shares are trading mostly higher after a Wall Street rally that followed profit reports from major companies ...

The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1 per cent by the second half of the fiscal year beginning in April, ...

A wild week in the currency markets has left hedge funds heading for the exits on their dollar trades and turning their ...

Shoplifting cases in Japanese pharmacies have jumped, with many foreign suspects being involved in stealing items and selling them overseas.

TOKYO (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar slumped to an eight-week trough to the yen and lingered near a one-month low versus sterling ...

SHANGHAI/TOKYO -- In a strategic move to bolster its presence in the world's largest automotive market, Japanese automaker ...

US stock futures fell on Wednesday after disappointing earnings from Alphabet, while the dollar took a dive against the yen, which rallied sharply after Japanese wage data upped the chances of another ...

The yen rose against the dollar, and could rise further given the prospect of the BOJ raising interest rates by more than markets expect, Rabobank said.

The USD/JPY plummeted 175 pips on Wednesday, posting losses of over 1.13% as the pair cleared the Ichimoku Cloud (Kumo). This ...