The Japanese yen has dropped to a 40-year low against the US dollar, putting investors on watch for potential government ...

By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO, June 29 (Reuters) - Japan's government will aim to entrench annual real economic growth of more than 1%, according to the draft of its long-term economic blueprint that ...

TOKYO (AP) — Share prices have soared recently in Tokyo on hopes that conservative Japanese lawmaker Sanae Takaichi, who was chosen Tuesday to be Japan’s first female prime minister, will double down ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Déjà vu abounds in Tokyo. Markets are celebrating a Japanese ...

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—The Japanese economy contracted for the first time in six quarters, further complicating the timeline of the central bank’s next interest-rate hike. Real gross domestic product shrank 0.4% on a ...

Feb. 16 (UPI) --Japan's economy grew ever so slightly during the fourth quarter of 2025, government data showed Monday, narrowly avoiding a second straight quarter of contraction that would have met ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s economy contracted at a 1.8% annual pace in July-September as President Trump’s tariffs hit exports and ...

Japan's economy shrank for the first time in four quarters during the three months that ended in March, as weak private ...