Japan’s economy contracted at an annual pace of 2.3% in the July-September period, the government reported Monday, as exports ...

Japan was once on track to become the world’s largest economy, but after decades of stagnation, that future never came. From ...

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

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 ...

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 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 ...

Big Japanese manufacturers' business sentiment hit a four-year high in the three months to December, a closely watched survey ...

Resilient factory activity and consumption despite headwinds from tariffs and inflation suggest that conditions for the Bank of Japan to resume monetary tightening are being met.

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

Looking ahead to 2026, business confidence was robust but waned from the previous month particularly in manufacturing, ...

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 ...

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 ...