The government on Wednesday set a five-year goal of achieving annual inflation-adjusted wage growth of 1 percent across Japan ...

Gross domestic product adjusted for inflation shrank by 0.3% in the first quarter on an annualized basis, according to ...

Japan’s current account balance for March was released today, revealing figures that surpassed expectations. The actual ...

Japan joined the World Bank in August 1952, the year after the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty. Starting in 1953, a number of projects were implemented in Japan with World Bank loans for the ...

As BoJ pivots and risk appetite climbs, USD/JPY gains momentum. This week’s data may reset expectations on rate paths.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with ...

TOKYO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A survey released Monday by Japan's Cabinet Office showed both the current economic conditions index and the outlook index declined in April, as rising prices and uncertainty ...

The au Jibun Bank manufacturing PMI came in at 48.5 in April, below the forecast of 48.7. It was slightly higher compared to March’s contraction of 48.4. A PMI print below 50 entails contraction, with ...

Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa headed for Washington on Wednesday to discuss new U.S. tariff measures with the administration of President Donald Trump. Japan’s chief negotiator is ...