"The trade deal struck with the U.S. is certainly a relief in that it offers some certainty that U.S. tariffs on Japan-made ...

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

Still, this is just an opening to reboot the economy, not a guaranteed trend. Japan faces immense demographic challenges. Its population is shrinking by about 0.5% per year and is set to fall from ...

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

China ’s long-term bond yields have fallen below Japan ’s for the first time, a momentous economic shift indicative of growing deflationary pressures. As reported by the Financial Times, this ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising ...

On 19 August 2024, major Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings announced that it had received a buyout proposal from Alimentation Couche-Tard, a leading Canadian retail chain. If approved, this ...

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

The city of Hiroshima, with its major employer Mazda, faces economic challenges due to U.S. tariffs on automobile imports.

The ‘Japanification’ Scenario This stall-out has drawn comparisons with the wrenching economic slowdown in Japan that began in the 1990’s with the collapse of the Japanese real estate market ...

The top reason countries go to war is economic and President Donald Trump’s tariff battle is now focused on communist China, just as Beijing suffers a host of serious financial challenges.

In 2025, Japan will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki amid the controversial release of treated Fukushima wastewater. Despite backlash from neighbouring countries, diplomatic ...