Japan's sales tax rate is set at 10%, except for food items at 8%. Ishiba has shunned opposition calls to slash the sales tax ...

Fears of a recession are mounting in the world's fourth-largest economy, after export to the US declined for the second month in a row in June. View on euronews ...

Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to ...

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

Japan posted a smaller-than-expected trade surplus in June as exports continued to struggle under the weight of U.S. tariffs ...

Japan and the United States are intensifying discussions over looming U.S. tariffs, with Tokyo reaffirming its commitment to ...

Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since 2008 ahead of an upper house election.

Investors in Japanese government bonds are bracing for a potential power shift in upper house elections this weekend that ...

As nations worldwide race to meet the 2050 carbon neutrality target, Japan has emerged as a key player in implementing "green ...

The Japanese Government has established a new office in a crack down on foreigners "who do not follow our rules" amid concerns over crime and other incidents within the country. Prime Minister Shigeru ...

TOKYO >> An upstart party is gaining support ahead of elections in Japan by railing against a ‘silent invasion’ of immigrants ...