Despite Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki taking every opportunity to raise the issue, his efforts to arrest the yen's weakness seem to have borne no fruit.

Mr. Supattanapong Punmeechaow, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy of Thailand, together with Ms. Duangjai Asawachintachit, Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), called on Mr. Hirokazu Matsuno, Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, and Mr. Hagiuda Koichi, Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry of Japan (METI) on ...

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki described recent yen falls as "sharp" and said he agreed with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to communicate closely on currency ...

Mr. Supattanapong Punmeechaow, Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister, together with Ms. Duangjai Asawachintachit, Secretary General, Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) and a delegation of Thai economic agencies held a meeting with executives of The Japan Business Federation (KEIDANREN), a comprehensive economic organisation with a membership of over 1,400 ...

Supermarket sales in Japan grew at their fastest pace in 30 years in fiscal 2021 as food and home-related goods sold well.

Analysts say price spikes and other challenges still remain a threat to the country's full recovery from the pandemic.

In a statement issued after their meeting, G7 finance leaders said they were closely monitoring global financial markets, which have been "volatile."

The persistent trade deficit highlights the world's third-largest economy's vulnerability to soaring import costs.

The nation is expected to face a chronic trade deficit, putting further downward pressure on the yen.

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Hite Jinro Co., South Korea's leading beverage company, said Tuesday it will strengthen marketing efforts in Japan to boost sales of the traditional Korean liquor soju. Japan is Hite Jinro's second-biggest market for soju after the United States. Soj

In the Teikoku Databank Ltd. survey, 60 — or 36% — of the 168 companies that do business in Russia said they plan to stop ...

The government aims to lay out the direction for the insurance system around June and have it reflected in its basic economic and fiscal policy ...

While a weak yen is a positive for the economy, a rapid drop can disrupt corporate planning and bears close watching, Kuroda told Japan's parliament.

Money managers in Japan see conservative buyers like life insurers helping the country reaffirm its position as the biggest foreign holder of Treasurys after heavy ...

A survey also showed almost 60% think the government should move quickly to restart nuclear reactors, evidence that higher energy costs may be changing opinion ...

The data adds to concerns that Japanese firms are holding off on investments due to rising energy and raw materials costs, fueling fears about the ...

The depreciation of the yen boosted import prices by 32.7% from a year earlier.

The yen briefly strengthened against the dollar after comments by Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, but traded even lower than before within less than an hour.

The delegation, which comprises representatives from sectors including dairy and F&B, will have a clear message: “NZ is open for business.”