News; Japan Finance Minister Mum on Possible Forex Intervention; Japan Finance Minister Mum on Possible Forex Intervention. News from Japan. Economy Jul 31, 2026 14:11 (JST) ...

Friday raised its consolidated sales and profit forecasts for the year ending in March 2027, citing its bullish gaming business. The Japanese company raised its sales estimate to 12.5 trillion yen ...

Prices are slated to rise in Japan in August for 2,311 food products and beverages made by 195 major makers, topping 2,000 for the second straight month, research company Teikoku Databank Ltd. said ...

Business sentiment among Japanese companies in China worsened in the first half of the year due mainly to strained relations between the two countries, a survey by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and ...

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)--Surplus in the Japanese government's foreign exchange special account totaled 5,056.5 billion yen at the end of fiscal 2025, a Finance Ministry report showed Friday. The ...

The Japanese government on Friday unveiled a plan to form industrial clusters to attract large-scale corporate investment to rural regions. Clusters will be formed in seven regions for 13 projects to ...

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan carried out a yen-buying, dollar-selling market intervention for the first time in about three months on Thursday night, ...

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Friday adopted a basic policy on measures to support public-sector organizations and critical infrastructure operators for the early detection ...

Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's education ministry Friday formally certified Kyoto University as the third eligible for receiving aid from a government-financed 10-trillion-yen fund aimed at ...

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)--A Russian hacker group calling itself "RansomHouse" has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that disrupted the operations of major Japanese frozen food maker Nichirei ...

日本首相高市早苗（自民党总裁）30日在首相官邸接受媒体采访时表示，政府计划自2027年4月起，将食品消费税税率由目前的8%下调至1%，为期两年。剩余的1个百分点将通过向中低收入群体发放现金补贴的方式实现食品消费税“实质归零”。

针对7月28日熊本县发生的最大震度7级地震，日本国土地理院29日公布了利用全球定位系统（GPS）等电子基准点观测的数据。结果显示，熊本县八代市的地表在地震后向东北方向移动约87厘米。