Japanese companies remain bullish about investing in the United States but need to prepare for supply chain shocks that could arise during Donald Trump's presidency, the chief executive of drinks giant Suntory Holdings said on Wednesday.

If the Bank of Japan had behaved in a similar manner to its G 10 peers, notes Tim Baker of Deutsche Bank, the country’s interest rates would have increased by two percentage points over the past few years.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan saw record-high exports last year, as its annual trade deficit declined 44% from the previous year, the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.

Japan’s biggest banks are nearing a key valuation level for the first time in almost a decade as investors bet that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates on Friday and accelerate its normalisation of monetary policy.

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Japanese electric motor maker Nidec posted a 5% rise in third-quarter operating profit on Thursday to 54.5 billion yen ($348 million), compared to 51.8 billion yen in the same period a year earlier.

Authorities in Japan say one person is dead and two others are injured after a knife attack Wednesday night outside a train station in Nagano

Japanese electric motor maker Nidec posted a 5 per cent rise in third-quarter operating profit on Thursday as the company said it benefited from strong demand for data centre power generators and battery energy storage systems.

Japan's government on Thursday maintained a cautious outlook for the economy in part as policymakers kept a wary eye on U.S. President Donald Trump's policies and their potential impact on global growth.