MONEY

More thrifting and fewer returns, the early trends that...

The shopping rush leading up to Christmas is over and in its place, like every y...

Takaichi urges business lobby to agree to above-inflati...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday urged Japanese firms to agree to pay r...

BOJ chief Ueda signals readiness for further rate hikes

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Thursday reiterated his readiness to contin...

Toyota's global output sinks 5.5% in November; 1st fall...

Toyota Motor Corp said Thursday its global output in November fell 5.5 percent f...

Why metal prices are soaring to record highs

Precious and industrial metals are surging to record highs as the year ends, dri...

U.S. department stores try to distinguish themselves as...

It’s shoppers like Quinn Kelsey who keep department store executives up at night...

Tabelog launches multilingual app for international vis...

Tabelog, Japan's largest restaurant search and reservation service operated by K...

Resilient U.S. consumers drive strongest economic expan...

The U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third qua...

Nippon Steel to invest $350 mil to upgrade U.S. Steel b...

Nippon Steel Corp. said Tuesday its wholly owned subsidiary, United States Steel...

Uniqlo operator to raise starting salary in Japan to ¥3...

Fast Retailing Co, the operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, said Monday its gr...

Japan convenience store sales up 2.4% in Nov on Black F...

Convenience store sales in Japan rose 2.4 percent in November from a year earlie...

Spotify says piracy activists hacked its music catalogue

Music streaming service Spotify said Monday it had disabled accounts from a pira...

Japan to respond to yen's 'excessive' moves after plung...

Japan will take "appropriate steps against excessive moves" in the yen, the coun...

FamilyMart adding crane games to thousands of branches

7-Eleven Japan has been grabbing a lot of attention recently, what with their ma...

BOJ poised for more interest rate hikes as markets pond...

With no clear sign of an end to the Bank of Japan's cycle of interest rate incre...

Walmart and other U.S. companies want to build a pipeli...

As the number of skilled tradespeople dwindles in the United States, Walmart is ...