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

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Japan’s 30-year government bond auction drew its strongest demand since 2019 as high yield levels attracted investors despite worries about fiscal policy and inflation.Most Read from BloombergGreece ...

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

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 ...

Feb. 16 (UPI) --Japan's economy grew ever so slightly during the fourth quarter of 2025, government data showed Monday, narrowly avoiding a second straight quarter of contraction that would have met ...

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 ...