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Japan's Nikkei rose to near five-week highs on Monday morning, tracking a positive note in Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirmed the Fed's current rate hike policy. ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.8 percent in July from a year earlier, adding to evidence the central bank is making little headway in achieving its elusive 2 percent price target. The central ban... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s 20-year quest for inflation had a rough July. Consumer prices stood at 0.8 per cent year-on-year, unchanged from June and a long way off from the Bank of Japan’s 2 per cent target. To understa... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan’s words are diverging further from its actions and the erosion of its credibility could end up hurting the central bank, according to Kunio Okina, a former BOJ officia... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's foreign minister wants developed countries to come together to impose international taxes, the revenue from which would be used to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and other infectious disease... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Ask visitors to Japan to name a few local dishes and they might list sushi, tempura or sukiyaki. But these days, more overseas tourists are learning about Japanese home cooking, which is very ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has approved the first ever deal between two dominant regional banks, paving the way for a potential wave of mergers. Fukuoka Financial Group and Eighteenth Bank agreed to join forces in Februar... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index rose for a fourth straight session on Friday helped by a cheaper yen against the dollar and extending rallies in global stocks which shrugged off a US-China tariff row. ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose to more than two-week highs on Friday, buoyed by a weaker yen and gains in pharmaceuticals after a report that drugmaker Eisai moved forward its mid-term ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose on Friday as a weaker yen supported sentiment, with the pharmaceutical sector leading gains after a report that Eisai moved forward its mid-term profit go... ( read original story ...)

Most Asia-Pacific stock indexes generally lost ground on Friday, though Japan’s Nikkei was an exception. The Nikkei NIK, +0.85% firmed 0.9% to close at 22,601.77. Drugmaker Eisai 4523, +2.73% climbed ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will expand its staff charged with monitoring working conditions for foreign workers to ensure that employers are in legal compliance as the nation prepares to open it... ( read original story ...)

Japan share market closed slight higher on Thursday, 23 August 2018, as yen depreciation to upper 110 zone against greenback, optimistic media reports on U. S.-Mexico trade talks and the U. S.-Turkey ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Finance ministers and officials from Japan and China are to meet in Beijing on Aug. 31, a Japanese official said, a sign of improving ties amid Sino-U.S. trade tensions. Japanese Fin... ( read original story ...)

Japan has come on board for a partnership in the second edition of Make in Odisha conclave to be held from November 11-15. The announcement came after a dialogue between the Odisha government and Japa... ( read original story ...)

“SM Group is one of several foreign investors, including some from South Korea and Japan, showing great interest in the IPO. We are preparing to work with other potential investors in the coming days, ... ( read original story ...)