Japan’s economy contracted at an annual pace of 2.3% in the July-September period, the government reported Monday, as exports ...

Revised data confirmed that Japan’s economy contracted for the first time in six quarters in the July-September period, but ...

Japan's economy contracted faster than initially estimated in the three months through September, primarily due to new data ...

TOKYO--The Japanese economy shrank at a faster pace than initially estimated in the July-September period, revised data showed, confirming its first contraction in six quarters. Economists say the ...

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 ...

When a global shortage of semiconductors left car buyers waiting months for vehicles and retailers scrambling for appliances, ...

Resilient factory activity and consumption despite headwinds from tariffs and inflation suggest that conditions for the Bank of Japan to resume monetary tightening are being met.

TOKYO — Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September period as consumer spending held up, government data showed Friday. The world’s fourth-largest economy grew 0.2% in ...

Chinese tourists also have strong spending power. According to the Japan Tourism Agency, from January to September, foreign ...

Pedestrians cross a road in Tokyo, Japan. Sometimes, it’s the pressing election issues that no one is talking about that matter most. Especially when the omission is by design — like the role of women ...

While diplomatic tensions between the two countries are not new, both have little to gain from the current dispute subsiding.

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 that Japan ...