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Japan's economic revitalisation minister stepped down on Monday after growing criticism of his failure to fully explain his ties to a church group that critics say is akin to a cult, a move that will ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy minister said he submitted his resignation on Monday over ties to the Unification Church after facing mounting criticism in a widening controversy involving dozens of governing party ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese authorities are relying heavily on psychological tactics to fight yen bears, which means keeping markets guessing about their foreign exchange intervention rather than overt attempts to ... ( read original story ...)

Steven Englander of the bank discusses Japanese intervention in the currency market and how authorities could make a profit on its intervention. ( read original story ...)

With Chinese leader Xi Jinping increasingly advocating the country's unique state-led market economy as he cemented his power at the just-concluded key Communist Party congress, foreign businesses, ... ( read original story ...)

Now restaurants are reinstating business meals, betting that they will be popular with travelers who are starting to come back to Tokyo. The highlighted places range from a sushi spot headed by an ... ( read original story ...)

On October 22, commencing at 1 p.m. (local time; 2 p.m. on October 22 JST) for approximately 90 minutes, Mr. KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, who is visiting Perth, Australia, participated in a ... ( read original story ...)

At the expo, major players from the tourism industry, along with Japanese authorities, set up booths and invited tourists to the country. Okinawa is a popular tourist destination. Tourists visit ... ( read original story ...)

A consortium led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) and including Orix and Chubu Electric Power Co Inc was granted preferred bidder status by Toshiba in a second round of bidding ... ( read original story ...)

The breathtaking pace of political events in Britain is keeping traders on their toes, while Japan is back on intervention watch. ( read original story ...)

Olympus Corp said on Friday that Stefan Kaufmann would become the endoscope maker's chief executive next year, becoming one of the few foreigners to run a major Japanese company. ( read original story ...)

Japanese medical equipment maker Olympus said Friday it has named as its next chief executive Stefan Kaufmann, a German who has worked for two decades at the manufacturer once known for old-style ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government and the ruling coalition are considering state outlays of more than 20 trillion yen ($132.85 billion) to fund its planned economic stimulus package, Kyodo news agency reported ... ( read original story ...)

In the wake of the unprecedented success of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) seems to be keen to elevate the city’s reputation as a center not just ... ( read original story ...)

Core consumer prices in Japan rose 3 per cent in September to a fresh eight-year high from a year earlier, the government said in a report ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's core consumer inflation rate accelerated to a fresh eight-year high of 3.0% in September, exceeding the central bank's 2% target for the sixth straight month as the yen's slump to 32-year lows ... ( read original story ...)