Japans core inflation eased in June due to temporary utility subsidies, yet remained above the Bank of Japans (BOJ) 2% ...

Throughout the spring, Ishiba battled to reach a deal on the government’s budget and to assuage concerns among the public ...

Japan's shaky minority government is poised for another setback in an upper house vote on Sunday, an outcome that could jolt ...

Japan’s consumer inflation eased in June, a welcome development for central-bank policymakers whose hands are tied by uncertainty about the trade outlook.

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 ...

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

Japan-U.S. ties can also focus on engaging multilaterally, such as with Australia or South Korea, to address the issues raised in the Economic 2+2. Since Japan is preparing itself to make concrete ...

While there is some concern that the United States or Europe could enter a recession this year, Mr. Kobayashi expects that “demand will continue to lead modest growth for some time” in Japan.

At the same time, in the first quarter of this year, the economy registered negative economic growth and core price inflation rose to 3.5 percent or considerably above the Bank of Japan’s two ...

Japan's economy has been struggling for two decades and faces some of the same problems the U.S. has. Here, a man in Tokyo passes an electronic board displaying falling global markets.