The latest estimate suggests a primary budget surplus of 800 billion yen (S$7 billion) for fiscal 2026, indicating tax revenues will slightly exceed expenditure. The primary budget balance, which ...

NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar weakened against the yen on Thursday, as softer-than-expected U.S. economic data and growing confidence for a Bank of Japan interest-rate hike sent it ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

The Japanese Yen attracts fresh buyers in reaction to BoJ Governor Ueda's hawkish remarks. Intervention fears also underpin the JPY and weigh on USD/JPY amid subdued USD demand. The risk-on mood ...

Spending by foreign visitors surged to 8.14 trillion yen ($51.78bn), a 53 percent rise from the previous year. The boom in arrivals has been spurred, in part, by the slumping value of the yen ...

(Bloomberg) -- The yen surged as Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda joined his deputy in strengthening market expectations for a potential interest-rate hike next week, signaling the central bank ...

The city government of Kyoto said Tuesday it will raise its lodging tax for people staying at hotels and other accommodations from March 2026, setting the maximum rate at a sharply higher 10,000 yen ...

The Japanese Yen attracts fresh sellers on Tuesday amid wavering BoJ rate hike expectations. Easing fears about Trump's tariff plans boosts the risk sentiment and undermines the JPY. Hawkish Fed ...

In 2025 we begin our journey in Japan, where a landmark writers room development program has led to the creation of 30,000,000 Yen. Airing late last year, the scripted series starts by posing an ...

Japan's ancient city of Kyoto has officially announced it will raise the cap on its accommodation tax tenfold to 10,000 yen, or about 63 dollars, a night. The city started collecting the tax in ...

PROSPECTS of sustained wage gains in Japan and the boost to import costs from a weak yen have heightened attention within the central bank to rising inflationary pressures that may lead to an upgrade ...