TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government is set to compile an extra budget worth around 2.7-2.9 trillion yen ($24-26 billion) for the fiscal year to March 2018, with additional bond issuance of around 1 trillion yen to help fund the spending, government sources to... More »
FILE PHOTO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers his policy speech at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that the government and the... More »
Japanese wages will rise by 2.0 percent to 2.5 percent at next spring's annual negotiations, falling short of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's goal of 3 percent, economists polled by Reuters predicted. More »
A planned meeting of leaders of the 11 countries in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) to decide on the fate of the trade pact did not take place on Friday, amid disagreements over how to take it forward without the United States. More »
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said America stood with ally Japan against the North Korean "menace" and that Washington would work with Tokyo to sort out problems on trade between the world's biggest and third-largest economies. More »
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday it was time to exert maximum pressure on North Korea and he had agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump that China should play a bigger role in getting Pyongyang to give up its weapons programs. More »
The dollar edged away from last week's three-month highs on Monday, while the euro nursed losses after the European Central Bank and unrest in Spain's Catalonia led it to post its worst week this year. More »
Japan's retail sales rose in September at the fastest pace in three months as shoppers spent more on clothes and daily goods in a sign that consumer spending remains strong due to a tight labor market. More »
Investors endured jolts to both stocks and bonds, pouring even more cash into funds tracking both markets during the latest week, according to Lipper data released on Thursday. More »
European shares were flat on Monday with banks weighing and Madrid's bourse lagging its peers as Catalonia's political crisis deepened. More »
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's convincing election victory lifted the Nikkei to its highest in 21 years and world stocks to an all-time high on Monday, despite an escalation of Spain's constitutional crisis that weighed on the country's banks. More »
The dollar touched a three-month high against the yen on Monday, with investors betting that an emphatic election victory for Japan's ruling party would see a continuation of the ultra-loose "Abenomics" policy that have kept downward pressure on the yen. More »
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Crisis-hit Kobe Steel Ltd (5406.T) said on Friday its steel division has also falsely labeled products, the latest in a string of revelations confirming widespread cheating at the firm that has engulfed its global customers. More »
A new party led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has unveiled policies it dubs "Yurinomics" that aim to revitalize the economy and cut reliance on fiscal spending and monetary easing, seeking to distance itself from premier Shinzo Abe's more aggressive stimulus ... More »
The dollar climbed for a second consecutive day on Tuesday as a strong reading for U.S. manufacturing activity pushed bond yields higher, prompting investors to trim some of their extreme short bets against the greenback. More »
The benefits of raising Japan's sales tax again outweigh the negatives, even if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe diverts some of the additional revenue to education and welfare, an official at ratings agency Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday. More »
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will dissolve parliament's lower house on Thursday for a snap election, a party official said, in a move aimed at taking advantage of improved ratings and opposition disarray. More »
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Monday said she will lead a new national party that will challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in a general election expected to be called for next month. More »
An index of world stocks hit a record high on Monday and the dollar rose to a more-than seven-week peak against the yen as investors awaited clues from the U.S. Federal Reserve on the timing of further rate hikes, while tensions over North Korea eased. More »
World stocks hit another record high on Monday and the dollar reached an eight-week peak against the yen on expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will unveil plans this week to trim its bloated balance sheet. More »
South Korea said on Tuesday an agreement with the United States to scrap a weight limit on its warheads would help it respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threat after Pyongyang conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test two days ago. More »
Japan is worried the United States has so far declined to arm it with a powerful new radar, arguing the decision makes the U.S. missile defense system it plans to install much less capable of countering a growing North Korean threat, three sources said. More »
Japan wants Britain's exit from the European Union to be predictable and transparent so that Japanese companies can continue to operate smoothly in the country, a senior government official said on Monday. More »
Popular Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is often spoken of as a candidate to become Japan's first female prime minister - but for now, the former lawmaker is having too much fun as top leader of the capital, where she says she can get things done. More »
Japan and Russia need to work on building a more trusting relationship before any plans to build a natural gas pipeline between the two nations can be fulfilled, Japan's Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko said on Monday. More »
Cambodia will ask Japan to invest $800 million in a skytrain system for the capital Phnom Penh, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday during a visit to Tokyo. More »
FILE PHOTO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a news conference after close of regular parliament session at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, June 19, 2017. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cherished goal of revising Japan’s pacifist constitution has... More »
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (not pictured) deliver joint statements to the media at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Vidal Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will reshu... More »
A man reads a newspaper as a pedestrian walks past, inside a building at a business district in Tokyo June 19, 2014. REUTERS/Yuya Shino Japan’s corporate tax revenue fell to 10.3 trillion yen ($90 billion) for the last fiscal year, the lowest since fiscal 2012... More »
FILE PHOTO – A man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian share markets inched back into the black on Wednesday as investors wagered the latest flare-up of tensions on the Korean peninsula... More »
Hiroaki Okutani (R), 57, a contract worker of Ueda Co., Ltd., wears an Atoun Inc. Power Assist Suit (AWN-03B), as he works at a distribution center in Kawasaki, Japan June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japan’s labor shortage has pushed job-hopping to its highes... More »
U.S. navy sailors stand in formation on the deck as USS Stethem (DDG 63) destroyer vessel arrives at a military port for an official visit, in Shanghai, China, November 16, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer A U.S. warship sailed near a disputed island in the South China ... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland as he returns back from Bedminster, New Jersey to participate in the Celebrate Freedom Rally in Washington, July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Chinese Presi... More »
FILE PHOTO: Employees of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) work at the bourse in Tokyo, Japan, February 9, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato Asian stocks held two-years highs on Monday, starting the new month on a solid footing after two quarters of gains while expectatio... More »
Toshihiro Nikai, Secretary General of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party, prepares to put on his ear piece before a session on connectivity of development policies and strategies held as part of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, May 14, 2017. REUTE... More »
People watch a television broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing what appeared to be a short-range ballistic missile, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji min Park More »
China’s President Xi Jinping speaks during a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria min Park and Christine Kim More »
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe adjusts his headphones during a news conference at a hotel in London, Britain April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea’s new president, Moon Jae-in, agreed on Thursday to work t... More »
The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the South China Sea while conducting flight operations on April 9, 2017. Z.A. Landers/Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS min Park More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of Judge Neil Gorsuch as an Associate Supreme Court Justice in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts /File Photo U.S. Vice ... More »
Japan’s National Security Council discussed how to evacuate its nearly 60,000 citizens from South Korea in the event of a crisis, a government official said on Friday, amid rising concern over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. More »
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to people cheering during an opening ceremony of a newly constructed residential complex in Ryomyong street in Pyongyang, North Korea April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj Lin Wong More »
FILE PHOTO – A woman walks as she arrives at Mar-a-Lago estate where U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends meetings, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Undercooled meat, potentially dangerous raw fish and brok... More »
FILE PHOTO: The construction site for an elementary school of Moritomo Gakuen, an educational institution, is seen in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan February 18, 2017, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/File Photo A push for patriotic con... More »
FILE PHOTO – U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with his new National Security Adviser Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster after making the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida U.S. February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo min... More »
FILE PHOTO: Governor of the Bank of Japan Haruhiko Kuroda (C) arrives for the session ‘The Global Economic Outlook’ in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos January 24, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich/File Photo Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda has emphatically ... More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump faces a news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday: More »
A sign for the Eau Palm Beach Resort and Spa where President of China Xi Jinping will stay is shown in Manalapan, Florida U.S., April 5, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Xi Jinping on April 6 and 7 at his nearby Mar-a-Lago estate. REUTERS/Joe S... More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The dollar edged up against the yen on Friday, recovering from its worst run of daily losses versus the safe-haven currency since 2... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate businessman William Hagerty as the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, the White House said on Thursday. More »
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) latest Izumo-class helicopter carrier DDH-184 Kaga is pictured before a handover ceremony for the JMSDF by Japan Marine United Corporation in Yokohama, Japan, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japan’s second big hel... More »
An employee of the Korea Exchange Bank counts one hundred dollar notes at the bank’s headquarters in Seoul February 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak The dollar hit five-week lows against its peers on Friday, in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s cautious message t... More »
Yoshiro Mori, Japan’s President of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, talks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter Picture Supplied by Action Images Fukushima prefecture’s Azuma Baseball Stadium will host at least one ba... More »
A logo of Toyota Motor Corp is seen at the company’s showroom in Tokyo, Japan June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) on Wednesday said it had agreed to a more modest wage rise than last year, as uncertainties about the global b... More »
FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File photo She is controlled and cautious, a physicist from East Germany who takes her time making decisions and has never relished... More »
A man walks past a television broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing ballistic missiles, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, March 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji min Park and Kaori Kaneko More »
FILE PHOTO: A teller holds U.S. $100 dollar at a bank in Taipei, Taiwan February 23, 2017. Picture taken February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo The dollar slipped in Asian trading on Monday, as investors locked in gains after its rise last week on gr... More »
People walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai U.S. stock futures dropped and Asian shares were on the defensive on Monday as investors weighed the near-certain pro... More »
Yasutoshi Nishimura speaks during the Reuters Japan Investment Summit in Tokyo May 19, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japan will tell the United States in their economic talks that any border tax the U.S. government imposes on imports should not break World Trade Or... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses during an an interview with Reuters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to ensure the U.S. nuclear arsenal is a... More »
Men walk toward the Bank of Japan (BOJ) building in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai The likelihood of more monetary stimulus in Japan is diminishing, according to a Reuters poll of economists who were largely split on the central bank’s ne... More »
Oct 2, 2016- Chaska, MN, USA- Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his shot from the seventh tee during the single matches in 41st Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters World number three Rory ... More »
Newly manufactured vehicles await export at a port in Yokohama, Japan, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japan’s exports are seen rising for the second straight month in January, supported by a global economic recovery and a soft yen while imports are expec... More »
U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The dollar wallowed near a one-week low against a basket of currencies on Friday after upbeat economic data failed to lift Treasury yields, with underlyin... More »
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is broadcast on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Investors boosted their bets on U.S.-based equity funds in the latest week a... More »
National security adviser Michael Flynn’s resignation under fire was just the latest in a series of controversies that have embroiled the Trump administration since it took office on Jan. 20. More »
National security adviser General Michael Flynn delivers a statement daily briefing at the White House in Washington U.S., February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, resigned late on Monday after ... More »
A man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian shares inched to 19-month highs on Tuesday as the potential for economic stimulus in the United States underpinned the dollar, bond yields and ... More »
FILE PHOTO – An employee checks U.S. dollar bank-notes at a bank in Hanoi, Vietnam August 12, 2015. REUTERS/Kham The dollar extended losses on Tuesday after President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn quit, with investors waiting to see wh... More »
A view of the test-fire of Pukguksong-2 guided by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency. KCNA/Handout via Reuters min Park More »
Passengers watch a TV screen broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji min Park More »
South Korean won, Chinese yuan and Japanese yen notes are seen on U.S. 100 dollar notes in this picture illustration taken in Seoul, South Korea, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Asian stocks rallied to 1-1/2-year highs on Monday, helped by renewed hopes... More »
A U.S. one-hundred dollar bill (C) and Japanese 10,000 yen notes are spread in Tokyo, in this February 28, 2013 picture illustration. REUTERS/Shohei Miyano The dollar rose to a two-week high versus the yen on Monday, with the market breathing a sigh of relief ... More »
National security adviser General Michael Flynn delivers a statement daily briefing at the White House in Washington U.S., February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is struggling to get past a co... More »
People walk on a street at Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district, Japan, February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japan’s economy grew for a fourth straight quarter in the final three months of last year as a weaker yen supported exports, but tepid private consumption ... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a translation during a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Despite his campaign vows to take a tougher line with ... More »
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and U.S. President Donald Trump are seen in the Presidential Limousine as they depart from Trump International Golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 11, 2017, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit... More »
U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) listens to opening remarks prior to testifying before a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be Health and Human Services secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos B... More »
FILE PHOTO – U.S. property magnate Donald Trump practices his swing at the 13th tee of his new Trump International Golf Links course on the Menie Estate near Aberdeen, Scotland, Britain June 20, 2011. REUTERS/David Moir/File Photo With golf long regarded as a ... More »
FILE PHOTO – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a policy speech at the start of the ordinary session of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose new cabinet level U.S.-Japa... More »
A man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Stocks rose in Europe and Asia on Thursday and yields fell on some of the euro zone’s battered low-rated bonds as investors put aside the political r... More »
FILE PHOTO: A protester holding a placard shouts slogans at a rally to call for visa grants for asylum seekers in Japan, in central Tokyo, September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo Japan accepted just 28 refugees last year when a record number applied f... More »
Reserve Bank of New Zealand dollar notes are pictured in Singapore June 22, 2006. REUTERS/Dennis Owen/File Photo The New Zealand dollar was by far the biggest faller among major currencies on Thursday, down almost a full percentage point after its central bank... More »
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Hiroshi Nakaso speaks during an interview with Reuters at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo April 9, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Hiroshi Nakaso said Japan’s economy still needs massive monetary support given... More »
Traders work at their desks in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/Remote Political uncertainty ahead of European elections prompted nervous investors to sell the euro a... More »
A man counts U.S dollars and Euros at a money exchange office in central Cairo, Egypt, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany The euro fell another third of a percent against the dollar on Wednesday, as concerns around a resurgence in political risk t... More »
A logo of Sharp Corp is pictured at CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) JAPAN 2016 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, October 3, 2016. Picture taken October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japanese display maker Sharp Corp may start building ... More »
Manufacturers in Asia’s export-oriented economies are rushing to announce investment plans in the United States, as U.S. President Donald Trump calls for companies to build more products in the country. More »
A man using mobile phone walks past at an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, July 6, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato Appetite for Asian stocks and the euro ebbed on Tuesday as a rising tide of economic and polit... More »
A man looks at Toyota Motor Corp’s Estima Hybrid model at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) reported a drop in quarterly operating profit on Monday but still added 9.7 percent to its full-year... More »
FILE PHOTO – Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corporation, speaks during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo Japan is scrambling to respond to intensifying trade pressure ... More »
Japan’s top government spokesman on Monday denied media reports that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would meet Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) President Akio Toyoda on Feb. 3 ahead of the premier’s visit to the United States next week. More »
Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the next central bank governor should be someone who would... More »
A sticker art depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, made by a Japanese graffiti artist known as 281 Antinuke, is seen at a busy crossing in Tokyo’s Shibuya shopping and entertainment district, Japan, January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japanese graffiti arti... More »
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a policy speech at the start of the ordinary session of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he believed U.S. President Donald Trump understoo... More »
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a policy speech at the start of the ordinary session of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that he wants to explain to U.S. President Donald... More »
Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo The dollar skidded in Asian trade on Monday, with the euro hitting its highest levels in more than a m... More »
An employee of a foreign exchange trading company wears a jacket near monitors showing U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaking on TV news, and the Japanese yen’s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar (top R) in Tokyo, Japan, November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Toru H... More »
Medium-rise and low-rise residences and office buildings are seen from the first observatory deck of Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo October 30, 2011. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Commercial property prices in Tokyo, a bellwether for Japan’s market, look to have peak... More »
