Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda scrapped the world’s last negative interest rate and its massive stimulus program a year ago, ...

Japan’s gross domestic product ... When the late 1980s asset-inflated economic bubble burst, companies downsized operations by slashing payrolls and selling off idle assets.

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

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 ...

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 ...

Japan rose from the ashes of World War II to emerge as the world's second-largest economy after the US. However, following the financial bubble that began in 1990, it collapsed into the sickbed ...

In this episode we take a look at the formation and bursting of the great Japanese bubble and the ripple effects that can still be seen today. Wisconsin clerk who failed to count almost 200 ...