On July 22, Japan's stock market experienced significant volatility due to election uncertainties. The Nikkei 225 index rose over 1% but later fell by 0.60%, while the broader TOPIX index also declined by approximately 0.

A breakthrough in trade talks with the U.S. might win Ishiba a reprieve, but so far there's been scant sign of progress in negotiating away the threat of higher tariffs on Japan's exports to the U.S. beginning Aug. 1.

Japan just concluded a 34-year trek in the wilderness of deflation and ended its nearly 20-year negative interest-rate policy. The stock market has responded by achieving new all-time highs, last ...

Japan’s Topix share index closed within a whisker of a record high and government bonds slumped after a long-awaited trade deal with the US spurred an explosive day for Tokyo’s financial markets.

With the powerful Japanese car industry being a particular focus of the deal, Toyota Motor ( TM 13.64%) was a major beneficiary of that sentiment. The storied automaker 's stock popped by nearly 14% over the course of that day, easily beating the 0.8% bump of the S&P 500 index.

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Tuesday, despite overnight gains on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, driven by optimism over strong corporate earnings. Investor caution intensified ahead of the August 1st U.

The downside risk to the USD/JPY exchange rate has become greater since Japan's election and traders should short the cross with a target of 142. That's according to a new note by a team of forex strategists at Nomura led by Yusuke Miyairi.

Trade partners with the U.S. could lower tariff rates set to kick in next week by striking deals similar to the one made with Japan, President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday. Speaking at the construction site for the Federal Reserve headquarters currently under renovation,