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

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s economy was shrinking even before the ... US farm products to secure a deal given the sensitivity of shielding the nation’s rice production and the possible impact ...

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 ...

TOKYO — Japan’s has cut its estimate for its economic growth in the last quarter of the year to a 2.2% annual pace from 2.8% as consumer spending hit demand. The Cabinet Office said Tuesday ...

Japan's factory activity shrank at the slowest pace in five months in May as the decline in new orders eased, but worries ...

STORY: Japan’s economy shrank more than expected over the March quarter. GDP contracted by 0.7% - or more than three times the drop analysts had forecast. The downturn was driven by stagnant ...

Panos Mourdoukoutas, Ph.D., is a professor of Economics at Long Island University Post and teaches finance courses on security analysis and global emerging markets at Columbia University, and has ...

Japan’s economy expanded by a much faster-than-expected annualized 3.1% in the second quarter, rebounding from a slump at the start of the year thanks to a strong rise in consumption and backing ...

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

Japan has in many ways been a frontrunner in economic security policy in recent years, understanding its relative shortages vis-à-vis the United States and China, and marshalling resources to enhance ...