Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves.

Japan's government on Thursday downgraded its assessment on the global economy in the face of uncertainty over U.S. trade ...

TOKYO—Japan’s economy shrank in the first quarter of 2025 for the first time in a year, and faces a bumpy road ahead due to the impact of U.S. trade policy. Japan’s real gross domestic ...

Japan's government stuck with its cautiously optimistic outlook for the economy U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies could dampen global growth and higher inflation could hurt consumer ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government set up a task force on Friday to deal with the new tariffs announced by the U.S. that have sent political and economic shock waves through the country.