The Nikkei 225 Index climbed 0.5% to surpass 40,100, while the broader Topix Index gained 0.4% to 2,760 on Friday. The ...

Japan’s consumer price growth picked up in December, adding to evidence of steady inflation just hours before the central ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese exports rose for a third successive month in December as a weak yen boosted the value of shipments, ...

Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.0% in December year-on-year to mark the fastest annual pace in 16 months, likely ...

Japan's annual rate of consumer price inflation accelerated to 3.0 percent in December from 2.7 percent the month before, government data showed Friday.

THE Bank of Japan, after clearly signalling last week’s interest rate hike, may return to its accustomed fuzzy guidance about ...

Japan's exports rose for a third straight month in December, data showed on Thursday, suggesting that companies front-loaded shipments ahead of potentially hefty tariffs promised by new U.S. President ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.0% in December from a year earlier to mark the fastest annual pace in 16 months, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market expectations that the ...

Japan's central bank has raised the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years, as it tries to curb rising prices.

Japan's December exports rose 2.8% from the same month a year earlier, government data showed, exceeding a median market forecast of 2.3% but slowing from November's 3.8%. Demand for chipmaking ...

Exports increased more than expected in December thanks to demand for chip-making machines and electronic parts.