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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet on Friday approved a record $785 billion budget for the next fiscal year, ...

TOKYO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Japanese ‌Prime ​Minister Sanae ‌Takaichi sought on Thursday to ​ease market concerns over the country's ‍mounting debt burden, saying ​her government's draft ​budget ⁠for ...

TOKYO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - ‌Japan's ​top currency diplomat, ‌Atsushi Mimura, said on Monday authorities ​will take "appropriate" action against excessive exchange-rate moves, warning of ‍the chance of ...

Japan's core inflation rate likely held well above the central bank's 2% target in November, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, although moderating food price hikes have taken some pressure off ...

TOKYO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Japanese companies said strained diplomatic relations with China are their primary concern as they head into 2026, followed closely by U.S. trade policies, a Reuters survey ...

The increase in the Tokyo core consumer price index, which excludes volatile costs of fresh food, compared with a median market forecast for a 2.5% rise. It slowed from a 2.8% increase in November, ...

TOKYO — Japan’s government revised up its economic forecast for the fiscal year to next March and projected that growth would accelerate in the following year, on the view that its massive stimulus ...

TOKYO — Japan needs to take a niche approach to chip manufacturing — rather than trying to compete on scale and price — as it ...

Japan wants to boost nuclear power generation to slash its reliance on imported fossil fuels. But the public is torn between ...