The extraordinary Diet session has begun. While it is of course important to address a mountain of policy issues and discuss ...

Tokyo Electric Power Co. will need to retrieve additional melted nuclear fuel from the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant ...

Inflation in Japan's capital in November accelerated for the first time in three months on the back of higher electricity and ...

Asia-Pacific markets largely trended downward on Friday as investors digested a mix of economic data, including Tokyo's ...

HONG KONG -- Asian shares were mixed on Friday after U.S. markets were closed Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. U.S.

Increased consumption and inflation continue to affirm underlying price trends that align with the BOJ's 2% objective, which should boost the central bank's confidence to hike once more in December, ...

Europe is looking ahead to a subdued open, with EUROSTOXX 50 futures up 0.1%. The major risk event is euro zone inflation ...

The yen extended gains through the key psychological level of 150 against the dollar as the market priced in a greater chance ...

World War II veteran Norman Jay Green prepares to cut a large cake during his 100th birthday celebration at the New Sanno ...

By Leika Kihara and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in November and ...

The yen surged to a six-week high following unexpected inflation increases in Tokyo, heightening speculation of a Bank of ...