Japan faces growing threats in its neighborhood, from a bellicose China and a potentially provocative North Korea. But the ...

Liberal leader Lee Jae-myung secured a decisive victory in South Koreas snap presidential election, defeating conservative ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the country's economy can withstand the hit from U.S. tariffs and sustain a cycle of rising inflation accompanied by wage growth, signalling the bank's readiness ...

Japan plans to raise its incoming foreign direct investment target to ¥120 trillion ($840 billion) by 2030, aiming to attract ...

Japan is now caught between two pressures: tame inflation and protect the yen, or hold rates low and risk capital flight.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed determination to defend rules-based, free and multilateral trade systems ...

This means consumers have paid a premium, contributing to a downward trend in rice consumption alongside other factors such ...

The contraction strengthens the argument for increasing spending incentives in Japan as the economy prepares to take a hit from Trump's tariffs. The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.7% in the first quarter, according to government data released Friday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war hurt ...

Japan's economy contracted at a higher pace than expected in the first quarter of 2025, according to official data for the January to March period released on Friday. Japan's Gross Domestic ...

Following Operation Sindoor, India initiated diplomatic outreach, engaging with key global powers including the UNSC permanent members, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Japan. NSA Ajit Doval ... Pakistan ...

A potential drawback once the country achieves this economic income status is that the Philippines will receive less Japanese official development assistance (ODA), but Tokyo said the country can ...