To address Japan's inflation problem and manage inflation expectations, the Bank of Japan needs to continue to hike rates.

The Japanese yen has gained against the US dollar because ... by making access to capital more difficult. The USD/JPY exchange rate retreated after the US published strong consumer inflation ...

Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, said on Wednesday he did not see any disparity between recent rises in the yen and a slew of positive economic data, underscoring Tokyo's view that the ...

TOKYO -- Japan's real wages fell 1.8 percent year-on-year in January, marking the first decline in three months, according to ...

Japan has said it will take the required actions to stop the yen's bleeding. It is "desirable for exchange rates to move stably. Rapid, one-sided moves are undesirable. In particular, we're deeply ...

Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, on Monday cautioned about foreign exchange moves and their negative impact on ...

For travelers, the exchange rate bonus makes trips abroad extra appealing. To understand the fluctuations of the foreign ...

TOKYO -- The yen briefly reached the 147 range against the dollar on Thursday, the strongest level since early October, boosted by yen buying and dollar selling in anticipation of the Bank of Japan ...

Image For most Japanese households, the weakened yen has mainly increased the cost ... yen because companies — earning more from the exchange rate — were offering higher wages, the central ...

Such differences in economic fundamentals have impacted exchange rates. Both the Swiss franc and Japanese yen were once considered safe-haven currencies during times of financial crises. This is still ...