Japan’s inflation is surprisingly strong, increasing the possibility that the Bank of Japan will raise its interest rate by ...

Japan’s attempt to strike a deal with the US before Donald Trump’s deadline next week has hit an unlikely sticking point: ...

Japan’s annual wage negotiations concluded with the largest pay increase in 34 years, according to the final tally released ...

Japanese companies’ rigid hierarchies can make it hard to confront bosses. Enter “proxy quitters.” TOKYO — Shota Shimizu slid on his headset and dialed the human resources department at his client’s ...

Japanese businesses, large and small, remained positive overall despite trade war uncertainties. Read more here.

The year 2025 is an exciting one for Jefferson Parish. Yes, the parish is celebrating its bicentennial. But it’s also ...

Beijing is selling clean energy to the world, Washington is pushing oil and gas. Both are driven by national security.

In the 1980s, Japan was expected to overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy. Its industries dominated the global market, real estate prices were skyrocketing, and GDP was growing at an ...

It has stayed put despite headline and core inflation running above its target of 2% since April 2022, and despite headline ...

Photo: issei kato/Reuters TOKYO—Japan’s Ministry of Finance plans to reduce its issuance of superlong Japanese government bonds, after a rapid rise in long-end yields alarmed markets.

A shipyard in Fukuyama, Japan. "Reviving the shipbuilding industry is critically important for our economic security," Economic Security Minister Minoru Kiuchi said on June 20. (Photo by Kotaro Abe) ...

In 2024, Japan officially relinquished its position as the world's third-largest economy to Germany, in terms of nominal GDP in dollars. This year, it could happen again with India.