Japans annual wholesale inflation slowed for the third straight month in June, reinforcing the Bank of Japans (BOJ) ...

Japanese real wages in May fell at the fastest pace in nearly two years as persistent inflation continued to outpace wage ...

Japanese household spending surged at the fastest pace in nearly three years in May, offering some hopes that tepid ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese household spending in May rose 4.7% from a year earlier, internal affairs ministry data showed on ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Confidence among large Japanese manufacturers improved in the three months to June, a central bank survey ...

Direct tariff impact is limited mainly to the auto industry, but the indirect risk of slowing global growth looms.

During this time, Japan's economy has been in a deflationary spiral. Now, it's at a turning point, with headline inflation holding above the target 2% level since April 2022.

If the trend persists it could translate into 4.2% negative growth for April-June Japan's economy was broadly weaker, including business investment, in April. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura) ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday that Japan must be aware that rising interest rates would push up the government’s debt-financing costs and affect its spending plans, per ...

Japan’s economic story is a rollercoaster of triumph and cautionary tales. From the ashes of World War II to global dominance in the 1980s, and then a prolonged stagnation, Japan’s trajectory ...

Japan's economy contracted 0.2 percent between January and March, the first quarterly drop in a year, according to cabinet office data released Friday. The world's fourth-largest economy is trying to ...

The last time the Japanese economy shrank was in January-March 2024 - when it contracted 0.4%. Exports, which fuel Japan's growth, were down 0.6% while imports jumped 2.9%, weighing on overall GDP.