Taro Aso has been prime minister for a month and a half now. Recent interviews carried out by reporters assigned to the PM led them to say afterwards that while on the one hand, Aso can speak candidly ...

The use of ‘aso ebi’ (uniform fabrics) at parties and other events is commonplace in some parts of the country, particularly in the South-West. However, there have been divided opinions about how much ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's finance minister warned on Friday about the yen's weakening, describing it as "too rapid", but he stuck to the government's stance of allowing markets to determine exchange ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Monday that Tokyo is ready to intervene in the currency market if yen moves are volatile enough to hurt the country's trade and economy.

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said the pace of the yen’s weakening has been too fast, speaking a week before a meeting of global finance chiefs where Japan’s currency stance is forecast to be an ...

* Don't think U.S. sees Japan's FX policy as inappropriate-Aso * Adds Japan, U.S. had frequent phone talks over yen moves * Five-yen spike in 2 days was too much for Japan-Aso * Business lobby head ...

Don’t think US sees Japan’s FX policy as inappropriate-Aso Tokyo: Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Monday that Tokyo is ready to intervene in the currency market if yen moves are volatile ...