TOKYO, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says he hopes Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii will reconsider his decision to resign due to health reasons.
TOKYO, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The Japanese government, pressed by declining prices and a stronger yen, Tuesday unveiled a new $81 billion package to stimulate the economy.
TOKYO, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Japan Friday closely monitored the rising yen against the U.S. dollar with its finance minister saying the government will take necessary steps if needed.
TOKYO, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The value of the U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen is at its lowest point in 14 years with a single dollar worth 86.5 yen, experts said.
TOKYO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Japan, hit by falling prices, is faced with a deflationary situation despite recent signs of recovery, the government said Friday.
TOKYO, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Top ranking Japanese officials said the government might have to use public funds to keep struggling Japan Airlines Corp. from going bankrupt.
TOKYO, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Wednesday named Katsuya Okada as his foreign minister and former bureaucrat Hirohisa Fujii as Finance Minister.
MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Former Japanese finance ministry official, Haruhiko Kuroda, was tapped as the new head of the Asian Development Bank Thursday. The 60-year-old Kuroda will succeed Tadao Chino on Feb. 1.
TOKYO, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Katsuya Okada, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, was re-elected Monday at the party convention in Tokyo.
WAIKOLA, Hawaii, March 2 (UPI) -- Kasumi Fujii, a member of the Japanese LPGA Tour, carded a 9-under-par 61 Friday to take a two-shot lead over defending champion Lorie Kane at the season-openin
