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Japan’s real wages rise for fourth month, backing BOJ hike

Inflation-adjusted wages rose 1.9% from a year earlier, accelerating from a revised 1.4% gain in the previous month, the labor ministry reported Friday.

Japan real wages in April up for 4th month as firms aim to attract talent

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's real wages in April rose 1.9 percent from a year earlier, increasing for the fourth straight month, as companies offered high

Osaka police refer three to prosecutors over ’weight-loss’ drug Mounjaro

All three suspects have admitted to selling the drug in violation of the pharmaceutical and medical devices law, investigative sources said.

Japan industrial output in April up 0.8% on month, 1st rise in 3 months

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's industrial output in April rose 0.8 percent from the previous month, marking the first increase in three months, as gains in

Tokyo inflation slows again, vexing path to BOJ rate hike

The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.3% in May from a year earlier in the capital.

Japan Languishes at 62nd in Press Freedom Ranking

Japan rose four places to sixty-second in the 2026 press freedom ranking by Reporters Without Borders, but remained in the “problematic” category.

Indonesian prosecutors stoke disquiet over questionable graft cases

Japan slips to world’s no. 3 creditor behind Germany and China

Japan's net external assets rose to an all-time high at the end of 2025, but the total was surpassed by China's, which climbed at a faster pace.

Nikkei 225 stock average tops 65,000 for first time

Japan's benchmark index rose as expectations grew that a deal might be reached to end the military conflict between the United States and Iran.

U.S. soldier in Japan sent to prosecutors over sexual assault

The U.S. Army solider was referred to prosecutors on charges including nonconsensual sexual intercourse resulting in injury.