Executives at a leading Japanese bank have apologized and taken pay cuts after police arrested an employee who allegedly ...

TOKYO—Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda repeated his pledge to discuss an interest-rate increase next week, echoing recent comments that have revived market expectations for imminent policy action.

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to hold their monetary meeting across 23 – 24 January 2025. Market expectations are increasingly focused on a 25 basis point (bp) rate hike by the BoJ at its upcoming ...

Record defence budgets from Japan and the Philippines come as tensions with China grow and incoming US leader urges allies to spend more.

Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corp. plans to shutter its Chinese metal trading business after suspected fraud by one of its copper traders led to a loss of more than $90 million. The company ...

Electric vehicles in Japan have plunged by 33 percent in 2024 and account for less than 2 percent of all new car sales. Although this is the first decline in four years, brands like BYD and ...

Police arrested a former chancellor of Tokyo Women's Medical University on Monday over alleged breach of trust in relation to transactions over the construction of new school buildings. Kinuko Iwamoto ...

Japanese police arrested Kinuko Iwamoto, former chancellor of Tokyo Women's Medical University, on Monday on suspicion of breach of trust involving fictitious payments of construction consulting ...

“I am fully committed to restoring trust in the LDP and bringing back a politics that truly resonates with the public,” he said. Next year marks Hayashi's 30th year as a lawmaker, a career ...

As LDP president, Ishiba's task is to restore the public's trust in politics in the wake ... of sensible defense capabilities that fully suit Japan. At the same time, he must make the utmost ...

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