By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Nearly half of Japanese firms believe it will take more than six months for ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday hailed reports of a U.S.-Iranian deal aimed at ending their monthslong war ...

A vessel owned by a Japanese company carrying three Japanese crew members safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz on ...

Japan on Thursday welcomed the signing by the United States and Iran of a memorandum of understanding to end their monthslong ...

TOKYO -- Japan's supply chain disruptions are unlikely to ease quickly and may never fully return to pre-conflict norms ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed hopes for a final agreement on outstanding matters, including on Iran’s nuclear issue ...

The Bank of Japan announced Tuesday it would raise rates to a 31-year high—from 0.75 percent to one percent—in anticipation of continued inflation caused by the Iran War. In 2024, the Bank of Japan ...

Japan has reported a $2.4 billion trade deficit in May even though its exports surged 17% from a year earlier.

Japan is expected to accelerate discussions on possibly dispatching the Self-Defense Forces to the Strait of Hormuz following ...

Attention also turned to central bank meetings. The Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Japan are due to announce their ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi reiterated the importance of keeping the fragile ceasefire between Iran and the US in place in his latest phone call with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi ...