Japan faces growing threats in its neighborhood, from a bellicose China and a potentially provocative North Korea. But the ...

Japan's government said on Monday it raised its 2030 foreign direct investment target by 20% and pushed the figure as high as ...

Japan is now caught between two pressures: tame inflation and protect the yen, or hold rates low and risk capital flight.

This means consumers have paid a premium, contributing to a downward trend in rice consumption alongside other factors such ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed determination to defend rules-based, free and multilateral trade systems ...

Japan’s government approved a plan to draw ¥388 billion ($2.7 billion) from reserve funds to support businesses and ...

TOKYO, - Japan's government on Thursday downgraded its assessment on the global economy in the face of uncertainty over U.S. trade policy, signalling its alarm over the broadening fallout from ...

TOKYO: Japan's economy shrank for the first time in a year in the March quarter at a faster pace than expected, data showed on Friday (May 16), underscoring the fragile nature of its recovery now ...

The contraction strengthens the argument for increasing spending incentives in Japan as the economy prepares to take a hit from Trump's tariffs. The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.7% in the first quarter, according to government data released Friday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war hurt ...

TOKYO—Japan’s economy shrank for the first time in a year and faces a bumpy road ahead owing to the impact of U.S. trade policy. Japan’s real gross domestic product declined 0.2% in the ...

Japan's economy contracted at a higher pace than expected in the first quarter of 2025, according to official data for the January to March period released on Friday. Japan's Gross Domestic ...