Japanese automakers breathed a sigh of relief after U.S. President Donald Trump finalized a trade agreement last week.

Leaders of the European Union and Japan have launched an alliance aimed at boosting economic cooperation, defending free ...

A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...

What is clear, however, is that most Japanese foresee a rocky economic road ahead. A 52% majority expect economic conditions to worsen over the next 12 months. In 2010, as the national economy showed ...

Despite the trade deal with the United States slashing the tariff rate for Japan to 15 percent, the so-called reciprocal ...

By Michael Schiffer The following is a contribution to the Mainichi Shimbun from Michael Schiffer, who served as assistant ...

Sometimes, it’s the pressing election issues that no one is talking about that matter most. Especially when the omission is ...

Footnote(s) ^ According to the ESP Forecast Survey (Japan Center for Economic Research), the average forecast of the real GDP growth rate in fiscal 2021 among economists is plus 3.4%. ^ According to ...

The Japanese ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lost its majority in the upper house, marking a political ...

US President Donald Trump announces a trade deal with Japan that he says will result in Japan investing $US550 billion ($842 ...

What possible relation, one might ask, can spas, online food delivery services, and local supermarkets bear to national security? Indeed, the Japanese Finance Ministry’s recent announcement that ...

But Japan is steeling itself for a run of economic challenges. Trade wars and slowing exports have weighed heavily on growth.Economists worry that an increase in the national consumption tax ...