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The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.06%. Strength in the yen today is undercutting the dollar after Japanese Finance Minister Kato warned about excessive moves in the forex market after the yen tumbled to a 5-month low against the dollar on Thursday. The dollar fell to its...

Asian shares are mostly higher, with Japan's benchmark registering strong gains for a second straight day

Japan's government on Friday approved a record budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on social welfare, as the population ages, and defence to tackle regional threats.

The Japanese Cabinet has approved a record 8.7 trillion yen ($55 billion) defense budget plan for 2025 as Japan accelerates building up its strike-back capability with long-range cruise missiles and starts deploying Tomahawks to further fortify the country against growing threat from China, North Korea and Russia

Japanese stocks rose Friday on a weaker yen after a muted day on Wall Street following the Christmas holiday.

The Committee on Foreign Investment doesn't recommend blocking the merger, and neither should President Joe Biden.

Japan sits on some $114.42 billion pile of COVID relief cache, but opposition lawmakers complain that the government plans to use them to fund the country's industry growth.

U.S. markets show pre-market decline; Japan's Nikkei surges; Asian markets mixed; oil prices rise, dollar fluctuates.