Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, who implemented a benchmark interest rate hike late last year, has stated since the ...

The Japanese government has approved its first basic AI plan. It wants the nation to become a global leader in the development and use of artificial intelligence.

The Bank of Japan should set policy to anchor long-term inflation expectations around 2%, former deputy governor Masazumi ...

Japan’s long-maturity government bonds kicked off 2026 on a downbeat note, as fiscal and inflation worries continued to weigh on the market.

Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, ...

Japan’s two-year government bond yield rose after an auction of the tenor drew weak demand amid speculation that the Bank of ...

Tensions are rising in Japan-China relations over Taiwan. It started with Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s statement to the ...

Japan’s recent militaristic rhetoric has provoked the wrath of North Korea—but no one in Asia has any idea how Pyongyang will ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan must take steps to maintain market trust in its finances even as it ramps up spending to revive growth, private-sector members of a key government panel said on Thursday. The ...

Japan is using AI to fight manga piracy, shut down illegal sites, and speed up official translations for fans worldwide.

Nights out drinking can often end badly. But in Japan, they have a habit of going spectacularly wrong for government employees – who on at least two occasions in recent years have lost sensitive ...