The yen hit a two-month high in the upper 151 range against the U.S. dollar Thursday in Tokyo, as speculation grows that the Bank of Japan could further raise interest rates sooner than expected. The ...

TOKYO - Nippon Steel, Japan's biggest steelmaker, posted on Thursday an 18% drop in nine-month net profit to 362 billion yen ($2.4 billion) amid sluggish steel demand in Japan and overseas.

The yen climbed to an eight-week top versus the U.S. dollar on Thursday after a Bank of Japan policy board member advocated ...