TOKYO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - A pledge by Japan's next likely prime minister to reassert government sway over the central bank has fanned worries about political interference in monetary policy, however, a ...

TOKYO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan should be cautious about raising interest rates again as the economy is still fragile, said Etsuro Honda, a close economic adviser to Sanae Takaichi, who is ...

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is the Studio Ghibli director's only manga series, and this beautiful 1,100-page box set ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will continue raising interest rates if economic and price developments move in line with its forecasts, BOJ Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said, reaffirming the ...

The woman likely to be Japan's next prime minister has suggested that she will be in charge when it comes to monetary policy, setting herself up for a battle with the markets and Japanese households ...

One of the biggest cartoon highlights from the promotion is the full collection of Courage the Cowardly Dog. My colleague Jacob wrote about Courage getting removed from HBO Max earlier this year, ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The yen's recent sharp falls may prompt the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates as soon as this month, former central bank executive Kazuo Momma said on Wednesday. The yen has ...

Sanae Takaichi's election as leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday cast doubt on an early interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan. As food and other prices remain high in the ...

Eight Studio Ghibli movies written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki are available for $18 in matching Steelbook Editions: ...

The classic '90s Street Fighter animated series is just one of several new Blu-rays based on Capcom franchises.

A hawkish board split at the BOJ's September meeting and calls for a near-term rate hike by a dovish policymaker have led markets to price in over a 60% chance the bank will hike rates to 0.75% from 0 ...

Tokyo | Japanese company bosses once bowed on television to apologise for raising prices. Not any more: today, as salarymen pick cheaper lunches and pensioners grumble over grocery bills, the nation’s ...