Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met in Japan on Tuesday, reaffirming the strategic importance of bilateral ties between their

Ten-year yields are at 27-year highs while the currency trades at levels that triggered intervention in the past.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi yesterday called on South Korean President Lee Jae-myung to help “ensure regional stability,” as Beijing pressures Tokyo over its stance on Taiwan. The two leaders met in Takaichi’s picturesque home region of Nara in western Japan, days after Lee visited Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) in Beijing.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is planning to skip the award ceremony for the winning sumo wrestler at the New Year's tournament, as the ring is traditionally off-limits to women, a government source said Monday.

The co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, the LDP's ruling coalition partner, has said the prime minister's thinking on the matter had 'shifted to a new stage.'

The Nikkei 225 surged 1.51%, breaching the 54,000 milestone for the first time, after jumping more than 3% to a record close on Tuesday. The broader Topix index also extended its rally, advancing 0.86% to fresh highs.