Last year, Japan started collecting entry fees of ¥2,000 (£10) per head from people climbing the famous volcano to limit the ...

Yamanashi region -- home to Mount Fuji -- introduced a 2,000 yen ($14) entry fee plus an optional donation for the active ...

The government on Wednesday maintained its view in a monthly report that Japan's economy is recovering moderately but warned ...

BoJ unanimously voted to keep its policy rate unchanged at 0.5%. Governor Ueda didn't indicate when the next hike might be ...

Many of Japan's biggest companies from tech conglomerates to Toyota have met union demands for substantial wage hikes for a ...

Japan has reported its exports grew at an 11% annual pace in February while imports declined slightly, leaving a surplus ...

There was some good news for global borrowing costs when the Bank of Japan kept its main interest rate at 0.5% on Wednesday. Investors worldwide have for many years utilized the cheap cost of Japanese ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to keep hiking interest rates gradually as wages are seen rising at a pace that will keep inflation stably around its 2% target, according to recent estimates made by ...

Japan’s largest labor union group said its workers secured the highest pay deal in more than three decades, supporting the case for further gradual interest rate hikes from the Bank of Japan.

Last year, Japanese companies agreed to an average 5.1% wage hike following a 3.5% rise in 2023. Broad-based pay increases are also a prerequisite for the Bank of Japan to continue monetary policy ...