That makes the Bank of Japan, not the Federal Reserve, the most important central bank meeting this week. All eyes, of course, are on the Federal Reserve. Fed Chair Jerome Powell and company are ...

And here's where we turn to Japan. The Bank of Japan never followed the Fed's lead in tightening monetary policy, keeping Japanese rates pegged at absurdly low levels. Up until March, the ...

On August 9, 1945, the B-29 Superfortress Bockscar opened her bomb bay doors in the skies over Nagasaki, a heavily Catholic city in Kyushu, southwestern Japan. Out of Bockscar’s belly slipped a ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell insisted the incoming president doesn’t have the power to fire him or other senior Fed ...

From his combine, Michael Bergen takes the global view. The crop he’s raising will feed Nebraska cows that end up as steaks ...

At least one Bank of Japan board member mentioned the possibility of making the central bank’s policy-rate outlook more transparent, according to minutes from its September policy meeting released ...

He is not alone in his criticism. Reuters also spoke to nine current 7-Eleven franchisees in Japan, almost all of whom voiced disapproval of Seven & i's strategy and welcomed the proposed buyout ...

JPMorgan Chase fell 4.3%, a day after banks decisively led the market on expectations that a stronger economy and lighter ...

Volcanic ash-related travel delays prevented Japan's Fed Cup team from leaving for Slovenia for this weekend’s Fed Cup tie until Thursday. The Kyodo News reported that the Japan Tennis ...

KANAGAWA--In Japan, researchers are feeding vegetables ... Local sea urchins tend to have a paltry 2-3% edible parts, but the lab-fed ones are as much as 20% edible, with less bitter taste ...