In an interview, the Treasury secretary also highlighted progress at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ahead ...

The risk of Japan ending up with a minority coalition government after the upcoming general election is raising concerns that ...

An expansive display of kigumi, or wood joinery, with kigumi models reflects the techniques used by temple and shrine builders. Specific “hands-on” presentations will be available for guests to ...

China’s commercial lenders cut their benchmark lending rates in a highly anticipated move as policymakers intensify efforts ...

Bitcoin's price rose by 1.5% in 24 hours, with significant increases in futures open interest, indicating continued money ...

Most Asian stocks rose following gains in US equities, while gold touched a record high as Middle-East tensions stoked demand and investors positioned for the US presidential election.

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition is continuing to soften in the runup to this coming ...

Japanese opposition parties have agreed to call on the ruling parties for sufficient deliberation on policies of the incoming administration of Ishiba Shigeru before the Lower House is dissolved ...

TOKYO—Japan’s newly appointed economy minister showed tolerance for gradual monetary tightening by the Bank of Japan as long as it doesn’t ruin the nation’s efforts to defeat deflation.

He has said that Japan isn't ready for an additional interest-rate increase yet. Last week, Ishiba instructed his ministers to come up with a fresh economic stimulus package, saying the country ...

A stronger result was all but guaranteed to cause carnage (relative) in the mortgage market and that's definitely what we're seeing. A caveat is that rates are still much lower than they were ...

Fears of a rapid tightening of monetary policy in Japan are receding, as a dovish member of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) board, Asahi Noguchi, reiterated on Thursday that future rate hikes would be ...