Japan must pursue proactive spending, rather than excessive fiscal tightening, that will boost growth and tax revenues, Prime ...

Japan’s economy has contracted at an annual pace of 2.3% in the July-September period, as exports suffered from the impact of ...

A quarterly survey of major Japanese manufacturers shows business sentiment improving to its best level in four years, even ...

The upcoming C5+Japan Summit offers Tokyo its clearest opportunity in two decades to align its foreign policy with its ...

Japan‘s economy contracted at a 1.8% annualized rate in the third quarter of 2025, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have caught up with the island nation’s exports. Trump reached a trade deal with ...

TOKYO — Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September period as consumer spending held up, government data showed Friday. The world’s fourth-largest economy grew 0.2% in ...

When a global shortage of semiconductors left car buyers waiting months for vehicles and retailers scrambling for appliances, ...

TOKYO--The Japanese economy shrank at a faster pace than initially estimated in the July-September period, revised data showed, confirming its first contraction in six quarters. Economists say the ...

Japan’s bid for strategic indispensability in semiconductors will only work with increased international cooperation and ...

The bank’s rate tightening this week is likely to ignite a political firestorm, William Pesek writes in a guest commentary.

Pedestrians cross a road in Tokyo, Japan. Sometimes, it’s the pressing election issues that no one is talking about that matter most. Especially when the omission is by design — like the role of women ...