The International Monetary Fund on Monday slightly revised up Japan's economic growth forecast for 2026, reflecting a boost ...

For three decades, Japan’s prices were largely immovable. Increases were so rare that in 2016 a Japanese company apologized ...

Japan was once on track to become the world’s largest economy, but after decades of stagnation, that future never came. From the post-war boom to the Plaza Accord, risk-averse business culture, and an ...

I’m Chris Anstey, an economics editor in Boston, and today we’re looking at Japan’s shrinking debt burden. Send us feedback ...

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 ...

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama called on market participants to calm down after an intense day of bond selling pushed up ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in western Japan for a summit where the two ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's new economic revitalisation minister, Minoru Kiuchi, said on Tuesday a weak yen has benefits to the economy and its demerits could be addressed by swiftly compiling a package ...

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

Japan's diplomatic row with China is casting a shadow on its economy, as Beijing exerts pressure through tourism and trade ...