Yen rises as Japanese officials say weak currency is problem
The currency strengthened as much as 1.2%, the most since Sept. 7, to ¥156.94 per dollar on Friday, outperforming all of its Group-of-10 peers.
The currency strengthened as much as 1.2%, the most since Sept. 7, to ¥156.94 per dollar on Friday, outperforming all of its Group-of-10 peers.
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Postpartum care services in hotels are gaining momentum in Japan, with mothers receiving support from midwives and childcare workers
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TOKYO -- The northern and eastern parts of Japan recorded the season's coldest day on Nov. 9 due to the effects of a strong mass of cold air. Accordin
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's labor ministry is considering abolishing the remaining provisions of the country's labor standard law that restricts women fr
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.37 trillion yen ($15 billion) in September, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday.The surplus
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Rakuten Group Inc. on Monday said it will establish a joint venture this month with U.S. satellite manufacturer AST SpaceMobile Inc.
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's household spending in September fell a real 6.8 percent from a year earlier, declining for the 10th consecutive month, as adv
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PARIS (Kyodo) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi conveyed to his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot on Monday Tokyo's strong concern abou
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index surged over 3 percent to reclaim the 60,000 line early Tuesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street after
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and Vietnam will accelerate public-private cooperation on critical minerals, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday after ta
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LIMA (Kyodo) -- Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Nov. 20 in Japan, the Peruvian government s
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has reprimanded former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and three other lawmakers for walking ou
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TOKYO -- The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) announced its latest 100 Geological Heritage Sites on Nov. 6, selecting six deep-sea lo
