TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's rising minimum wage is likely to push up inflation mainly through higher services prices, the central bank said on Friday, signalling confidence over prospects that inflation ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's average minimum wage is set to rise at a record pace this year, the government said on Tuesday, a positive development for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's efforts to cushion ...

Health officials are calling for vigilance and precautionary measures as Japan has logged a record number of infections from a potentially fatal tick-borne illness this year. A total of 135 cases of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government plans to raise the minimum wage and introduce other steps to revitalise the economy, but the draft of stimulus measures seen by Reuters on Monday appeared to break ...