World NewsJapan quake halts auto and chip plants, testing supply chain resilienceReutersJuly 31, 2026July 31, 2026 by ReutersJuly 31, 2026July 31, 2026 By Tim Kelly, Maki Shiraki, Daniel Leussink and Sam Nussey KUMAMOTO, Japan, July 31 (Reuters) – The 7.1-magnitude quake that... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan may have sold up to $59 billion in yen-buying interventionReutersJuly 31, 2026July 31, 2026 by ReutersJuly 31, 2026July 31, 2026 By Atsuko Aoyama and Noriyuki Hirata TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) – Japan may have sold as much as $58.97 billion... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan intervenes to prop up yen ahead of BOJ policy decision, source saysReutersJuly 30, 2026July 30, 2026 by ReutersJuly 30, 2026July 30, 2026 By Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) – Japan conducted yen-buying, dollar-selling intervention in New York on Thursday, a market... Read more
World NewsNorth Korea state media says US Forces' Japan expansion raises risk of Korean peninsula clashReutersJuly 30, 2026 by ReutersJuly 30, 2026 SEOUL, July 31 (Reuters) – An editorial carried by North Korean state media KCNA on Friday criticised the expansion of... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan June factory output rises 1.3% month-on-monthReutersJuly 30, 2026 by ReutersJuly 30, 2026 TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s factory output rose 1.3% in June from the previous month, versus the median market... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan intervenes to prop up yen ahead of BOJ policy decision, source saysReutersJuly 30, 2026July 30, 2026 by ReutersJuly 30, 2026July 30, 2026 By Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) – Japan conducted yen-buying, dollar-selling intervention in New York on Thursday, a market... Read more
Business & EconomyInstant View: Yen soars, markets suspect Japan interventionReutersJuly 30, 2026 by ReutersJuly 30, 2026 LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) – The yen surged against the dollar on Thursday, in a move so rapid and large... Read more
Business & EconomyJapan cuts this year's growth outlook as higher energy costs weighReutersJuly 29, 2026 by ReutersJuly 29, 2026 By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) – Japan’s government cut its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year... Read more
World NewsRescuers haul survivors from wrecked Japan mall as earthquake toll hits 13ReutersJuly 29, 2026July 29, 2026 by ReutersJuly 29, 2026July 29, 2026 By Tim Kelly, Kaori Kaneko and Mariko Katsumura YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 29 (Reuters) – Rescuers frantically searched for survivors on... Read more
Business & EconomyAnalysis-Japan PM's political doom loop worsens her fight with marketsThe RecordJuly 29, 2026July 29, 2026 by The RecordJuly 29, 2026July 29, 2026 By Leika Kihara and Tamiyuki Kihara TOKYO, July 29 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is fighting a losing... Read more