The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers ...

The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in prison and ...

After three decades of near-zero inflation, there are signs that Japan’s economy can sustainably converge to a new equilibrium. Inflation has surpassed the Bank of Japan’s 2-percent target for over ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to the economy by the end of 2027, a senior International Monetary Fund official ...

The yen could strengthen beyond 150 against the dollar as the BOJ moves against the global tide of rate cuts, said SMBC Nikko Securities.

Japanese household spending rose for the first time in five months in year-on-year terms in December and at a much ...

The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labour shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak ...

Japan's upcoming spring wage discussions, also known as the "shunto" negotiations, will be in focus for investors watching ...

Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty last year to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return.

Ippei Mizuhara admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from Shohei Ohtani's bank account to pay off illegal gambling debts.