The strain on households is real. Japan’s Engel coefficient, which measures food as a proportion of household spending, is at ...

The Swiss luxury group’s Japan sales declined 15% year-on-year in the fiscal first-quarter, even as wider group sales rose.

The dollar was broadly stronger on Thursday as investors assessed U.S. President Donald Trump's latest comments on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's future, while concerns over a pivotal election in Japan ...

KYOTO, Japan >> In Japan, university cafeterias have traditionally served students affordable meals. But due to the sharp rise in food costs, cafeterias have been forced to increase prices. The impact ...

Japan sank into a trade deficit of 2.2 trillion yen ($15 billion) for the first six month of this year, according to ...

The yen weakens against most G-10 and Asian currencies ahead of Japan’s Upper House elections on July 20. Support for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has fallen amid rising costs of living, DBS ...

Japan's exports fell for a second straight month in June, data showed on Thursday, underscoring the mounting strain that ...

A Japanese court on Thursday ordered a local government to pay a former assistant nurse about 31 million yen ($209,000) in ...

The Japanese yen fell on Thursday amid growing political uncertainty and stalled trade negotiations with the U.S., hitting a ...

Couche-Tard raises bid for Seven & i by 22%, valuing the company at about $47 billion, sources say. Seven & i unveils plan to ...

The yen slid on Thursday as concerns mounted over a pivotal election in Japan and a still elusive trade deal with the U.S. to ...

The Japanese yen began steadily depreciating last year after the Bank of Japan brought an end to negative interest rates and ...