By Satoshi Sugiyama and Hina Suzuki TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - A shortage of critical minerals is starting to affect the ...

Investors are still trying to gauge if Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is trying to slow the Bank of Japan’s efforts to raise ...

Rare earths, semiconductors and long-term industrial policy are reshaping Japan's revival and sharpening pressure on Korea to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Déjà vu abounds in Tokyo. Markets are celebrating a Japanese ...

The Japanese yen has dropped to a 40-year low against the US dollar, putting investors on watch for potential government ...

By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO, June 29 (Reuters) - Japan's government will aim to entrench annual real economic growth of more than 1%, according to the draft of its long-term economic blueprint that ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's new economic revitalisation minister, Minoru Kiuchi, said on Tuesday a weak yen has benefits to the economy and its demerits could be addressed by swiftly compiling a package ...

Japan's economy lost momentum in the January-March ​quarter from the previous three months on sluggish capital expenditure, revised gross domestic product data showed on Monday, pointing to challenges ...

Japan's government on Tuesday pushed back against market views it was watering down its commitment to fiscal reform and ...

Japan‘s economy contracted at a 1.8% annualized rate in the third quarter of 2025, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have caught up with the island nation’s exports. Trump reached a trade deal with ...

Japan's economy shrank for the first time in four quarters during the three months that ended in March, as weak private ...

When Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enters the White House to meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday, she will do so with the weakest of economic hands. Gas prices hit record highs in ...