Japan’s economy presented a stark contrast in March 2026, as resilient consumer spending fueled by government stimulus offset ...

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 ...

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 Ministry of Finance has intervened in the yen over the country's Golden Week holiday.

I had heard that Japan Airlines had the widest seat in premium economy of any airline. This, plus my love of all things ...

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 (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen ($135.4 billion) stimulus package Friday to help spur the economy through expansionary government spending and to relieve the impact of higher ...

TOKYO — 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 on ...

TOKYO, April 7 (Reuters) - An index ⁠measuring ⁠the health of Japan's economy ⁠slid in February, government data showed on Tuesday, highlighting a soft spot in the economy even before it faced fallout ...

Japan recorded a trade surplus of 667 billion yen ($4.18 billion) in March, compared with the forecast of a surplus of 1.1 ...

When Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enters the White House to meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday, she will do so with the weakest of economic hands. Gas prices hit record highs in ...