TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese electric motor maker Nidec posted a 5% rise in third-quarter operating profit on Thursday as the company said it benefited from strong demand for data centre power ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September period as consumer spending held up, government data showed Friday.

Japan’s factory output fell in August, adding to signs that the country’s economic recovery may lose momentum in the third quarter in a worrying sign for Japan’s new prime minister.

Japan’s overall GDP figure was further boosted by corporate spending, which rose 0.5 per cent quarter on quarter. The yen strengthened 0.3 per cent to ¥151.8 per US dollar.

New yen notes were introduced that won’t be compatible with many machines that businesses like ramen shops rely on.

Treasuries dropped hard on Tuesday as bond markets from the US to Europe got slammed by worries out of Japan. The yield on ...

Japan’s economy managed to grow in the fourth quarter of last year, averting a recession, according to revised government data released Monday that had previously shown a contraction.

TOKYO -- When I was a child, growing up in England, just about the only coin-operated machines were for bars of milk chocolate. The machines were vandal-proof but could not withstand the summer ...

Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September quarter as consumer spending held up ...

Japan is set to introduce a new set of bank notes this summer, something it does every 20 years or so to thwart counterfeiters. The machine, already too old to accept recent coin designs, won’t ...