Japan's biggest oil and gas explorer Inpex on Friday raised its annual net profit forecast by 23%, citing strong production ...

Just a third of major Japanese firms said the domestic economy was continuing to grow, falling from the 71 percent that said so in January, reflecting uncertainty over the tariffs imposed by U.S.

This would forestall politically and economically motivated yen depreciation, as the Bank of Japan would be only committed to exchange rate stability and not to the interests of lobbying groups.

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The Japanese economy has been sluggish for decades. However, the most recent economic news that the third-largest economy in the world grew at an annualized rate of 2.1% in the first quarter of ...

Not only that, but tourists also spent more, with preliminary figures showing that annual spending by international visitors to Japan in 2024 reached a record high of 8.1 trillion yen ($54.06 ...

The yen was last up 2.5% at 142.96 per dollar, and has risen 14% in less than a month, driven in part by the Bank of Japan's interest rate rise last week and an unwinding of yen-funded carry trades.