For some time now, Japan has been a destination of choice for ... It is a spectacular hike, but, for me, the abiding memories are equally of the smaller encounters along the route – buying ...

Japan's biggest companies agreed to hike wages by 5.28% for 2024, the highest in 33 years, the country's largest union group said on Friday, reinforcing views that the county's central bank will ...

“Japan’s economy will continue recovering but the pace will be modest,” he added. Many market players expect the BOJ to hike rates again by the March end of the current fiscal year, though ...

Japanese stocks, many of which benefit from a weak yen, ended the day down 0.1%. “The BOJ rate hike is supportive for the yen and it is likely to further strengthen from here,” said Wee Khoon ...

Tucking into our tofu hotpot at the end of our first day’s hike, our host started to play ... which seemed appropriate as we were on the Kumano Kodo, Japan’s ancient pilgrimage route.