TOKYO: Japan reaffirmed its decades-old pledge never to possess nuclear weapons on Friday (Dec 19) after local media reported that a senior security official suggested the country should acquire them to deter potential aggressors.

Investors are assessing the BOJ decision to raise rates to 0.75%, the highest level since 1995. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose after the rate hike.Japan equities and bond yields jumped after the central bank raised its policy rate to a three-decade high.

Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off northern Japan that officials said had caused an increased risk of anothe

Asian share markets rebounded on Friday as a turnaround in tech lifted Wall Street, leaving investors counting down to a likely hike in interest rates from the Bank of Japan that could cause waves for currencies and bonds.

The country has stored goods worth roughly the combined market cap of its three most globally known corporate names

When the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea last met, in May 2024, observers viewed the meeting with a sense of relief. Japan and South Korea were emerging from one of the darkest periods in their bilateral relationship,

Coffee tasting menus full of elaborate preparations and black-tie baristas are all the rage in Tokyo and Kyoto.