Japanese financial firms have been aggressively making acquisitions abroad to make up for a lack of growth prospects at home.

The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield, the country's key long-term interest rate, rose to 2.095 pct in Tokyo interdealer bond trading Monday morning, reaching the highest level since ...

Japanese government bonds fell further due to concerns that yen weakness may pressure the Bank of Japan to raise rates more quickly than previously thought.

Tokyo stocks rose sharply Monday morning, with the Nikkei index briefly surging over 2 percent, boosted by sharp rises in heavyweight ...