Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of Parliament, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election.

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Stocks advanced in Asian trading on Friday after the Bank of Japan left ...

The BOJ also upgraded its GDP forecast for the 2025 fiscal year to 0.9%, and also raised its GDP projection for the 2026 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Japan is reviving nuclear power, balancing the need for more clean energy against the lingering trauma of the 2011 Fukushima ...