Governor Kazuo Ueda and his fellow board members lifted the overnight call rate by a quarter-percentage point to 0.5% at the ...

Tucked away in Duxton Road, Kōki by Mono Izakaya serves creative sandos, muffins, and premium drip coffee in a cosy café ...

Global shares rose on Friday buoyed by the prospect of lower U.S. interest rates and a U.S.-China trade deal following ...

Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 3% from a year earlier in December, accelerating from 2.7% in the previous month through higher energy costs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported Friday ...

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The yen rose after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) hiked rates on Friday and revised up its inflation ...

When it comes to infant mortality, the United States ranks 54th in the world. That's about three times that of Japan, Singapore or Slovenia. Within the U.S., Ohio is in the bottom 25 percent of all ...

SINGAPORE--The yen was front and center for currency markets on Friday ahead of a Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy decision where it is all but certain to raise interest rates, while the dollar was headed ...

This country has the the largest nominal GDP in Asia and the second-largest globally, behind the USA with $30.33 trillion (£24 trillion).

From buzzing megacities to more tranquil destinations, this list of the famous cities in Asia will come in handy for your ...

Investors say the record spree of share buybacks and dividend payouts mark a cultural shift in the market, turning the spotlight on shareholder returns akin to the ongoing corporate governance makeove ...

The number of phishing emails received by Australians surged by 30% last year, according to new research by Abnormal Security.