TOKYO: Japan’s stock market is only now waking up to potential gains from record numbers of big-spending tourists.

Tokyo stocks were sharply higher Wednesday morning, led by rises in SoftBank Group following news it would be part of a ...

The yen consolidated against other G-10 and Asian currencies in the early session, but may be supported by a narrowing rate gap between Japan and the rest of the world, analysts said.

Most Asian markets extended a global rally Wednesday as investors gave a cautious welcome to Donald Trump's first full day in ...

Out of 19 economists, 18 agreed on prospects of a rate hike, with most pointing to a recent change in tone of the BOJ ...

Japan is closely watching currency market positions, including those built on speculative bets, because volatility in ...

Japan's top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said on Tuesday a weak yen would push up inflation by boosting import costs, ...

The yen was alone among Group-of-10 currencies in rising against the dollar on Tuesday as traders wagered that Donald Trump’s ...

JGB yields edged lower in the Tokyo session as markets digested Trump’s inauguration speech. “Trump held off on day-one tariffs,” senior Japan rates strategists at SMBC Nikko Securities said.

Trump was quoted saying his team was thinking of tariffs around 25% which could be announced on Feb. 1 but offered no other ...

Asian shares are higher ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, while bitcoin surged to a record high ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its short-term interest rate to 0.5% this Friday, barring significant market ...