Japan 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

Japan's factory output growth provides some relief for fragile economy

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

Yen's past points to more pain ahead

A cargo ship and containers are seen at an industrial port in Tokyo, Japan, February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Japan posts trade gap far wider than forecasts as China exports slow, energy imports soar

Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki prepares to ring a bell during the New Year ceremony marking the open of trading in 2022 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Global Economy

Japan's Finance Minister Suzuki says sharp yen moves are undesirable

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

Nothing stops yen slide, falls to fresh 20 year low

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

Three-quarters of Japan firms bemoan current yen weakness as bad for business

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence on 25 February, 2022, Tokyo, Japan. PHOTO: Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Japan says energy supply secure as it promises more sanctions against Russia

Flag of Japan. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Japan's record $940 bln budget to help recovery as fiscal reform in back seat

A shopper wearing a protective mask pushes a shopping cart at Japan's supermarket group Aeon's shopping mall as the mall reopens amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Chiba, Japan May 28, 2020. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

Japan Inc sees higher profits, but not wages, in year ahead

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Global Economy

Japan downgrades Q3 GDP on deeper hit to consumer spending

A woman looks at shoes on sale at an outlet store in Tokyo's shopping district, Japan, December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
Global Economy

Japan's economy shrinks more than expected as supply shortages hit

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Analysis

Japan's 'solidarity' quake tax may be model to foot pandemic bill

Gross domestic product grew an annualized 11.7% from the prior quarter in the three months through December. Photographer: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg
Global Economy

Japan’s economy took double-digit growth momentum into emergency