Japan economy

A woman counts Japanese 10,000 yen notes in Tokyo, in this February 28, 2013 picture illustration/ Reuters
Global Economy

Japan concerned about 'rapid, one-sided' moves in FX market

Pedestrians wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, walk at a shopping district on the first day after the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures, in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Japan's super tight jobs market fails to deliver egalitarian promise

Japan urges young people to drink more alcohol to boost economy
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Japan urges young people to drink more alcohol to boost economy

Preparations for making protective face masks are underway at household equipment maker Iris Ohyama Inc.'s factory in Kakuda, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, May 20, 2020. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters
Global Economy

As Japanese manufacturing fades, a factory town fights to stay alive

A Japan yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration
Global Economy

Japan's GDP expands in Q2 after Covid curbs lifted

People wait for change of traffic sign in front of a shop at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, May 28, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Global Economy

Japan's planned record minimum wage hike opens path to sustained GDP growth

Houses and buildings are seen in an electric stoppage at the area after an earthquake at Toshima ward in Tokyo, Japan March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Global Economy

Keep calm and cut the air con - Japan's energy saving is model for Europe

A Japan yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration
Global Economy

Japanese shares fall as recession fears resurface

A Japan yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration
Inflation

Inflation, not deflation, is now Japan's political hot potato as election looms

A picture illustration shows Japanese 10,000 yen notes featuring a portrait of Yukichi Fukuzawa, the founding father of modern Japan, August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
Global Economy

Japan's huge fiscal stimulus stuck in implementation trap

Shipping containers are seen at a port in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Global Economy

Japan runs biggest trade deficit in more than 8 years in May

A Japan yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration
Global Economy

Japan concerned about sharp yen falls, ready to act

Businessmen wearing protective face masks walk on a pedestrian bridge, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in a business district in Tokyo, Japan June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Global Economy

Japan's GDP shrinks as surging costs raise spectre of deeper downturn