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Yields on Japanese government bonds have risen in recent weeks on worries about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's budget discipline, while the yen has weakened.

The turnaround in shipments to the U.S. helped power the biggest gain in overall exports since February. That supports the ...

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Japan must pursue proactive spending, rather than excessive fiscal tightening, that will boost growth and tax revenues, Prime ...

If that happens, the BOJ's policy rate would rise to 0.75% from 0.5%, reaching a level not seen for three decades. But even then, when adjusted for inflation, interest rates remain so low that the ...

Japan contemplates its largest-ever budget to bolster the economy amid rising inflation and debt. Prime Minister Takaichi is ...

Japan’s exports increased for a third straight month, and core machinery orders are up, indicating that the economy is ...

Expectations that companies are pumping more than enough oil to meet the world’s demand have sent the price for a barrel of ...

Big Japanese manufacturers' business sentiment hit a four-year high in the three months to December, a closely watched survey ...

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, GDP contracted 0.6%, compared with analysts' estimate of 0.5% and an initial reading of 0.4%.