The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labour shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak ...

Japan's upcoming spring wage discussions, also known as the "shunto" negotiations, will be in focus for investors watching ...

Deputy Director for the Asia and Pacific Department, Mission Chief for Japan, IMF ...

The Bank of Japan is now pointing the finger at chronic labour shortages—rather than sluggish demand—as the culprit behind its economic woes, hinting that interest rates could rise faster than a sushi ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to ...

Japanese household spending rose for the first time in five months in year-on-year terms in December and at a much ...

Ippei Mizuhara has acknowledged using the money to cover his growing gambling bets and debts with an illegal bookmaker, in ...

Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined as the market ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani is expected to be sentenced Thursday ...

The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in prison and ...

The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in prison and ...