Japan's economy could lose as much as $1.81 trillion in the event of a long-anticipated megaquake off its Pacific coast, ...

Japan's factory output rose at a better than expected pace last month, but cooling retail sales growth and a slowdown in ...

TOKYO—The Japanese economy grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the October-December period, sending an unwelcome sign of fragility as the trade outlook darkens. Japan’s real ...

Japan's government stuck with its cautiously optimistic outlook for the economy U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies ...

Japan swung to a current account deficit for the first time in two years in January as the deficit in goods trade nearly doubled due to the effects from the Lunar New Year holidays, preliminary ...

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 ...

The Japanese economy contracted in the first quarter, but at a slower pace than earlier estimated, the government said Wednesday. The world’s third-largest economy contracted at an annual rate ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan recorded a current account deficit in January for the first time in two years as a weak yen inflated the cost of imports, finance ministry data showed on Monday. A boost in ...

Japan’s economy expanded in the last quarter of 2024 at a slower pace than reported in preliminary data, a result that may give the Bank of Japan added incentive to hold policy settings steady ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan posted a current account deficit of 257.6 billion yen ($1.7 billion) in January, marking the first red ink in two years, as imports expanded due to electronics-related ...