Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation ...

Japan was once on track to become the world’s largest economy, but after decades of stagnation, that future never came. From the post-war boom to the Plaza Accord, risk-averse business culture, and an ...

However, of more serious concern is the Japanese economy’s long-term stagnation. Despite Germany having only two-thirds of Japan’s population, data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF ...

Macroeconomic indicators – stocks, bonds, debt levels, real estate, unemployment – show that China's downturn is following ...

Japanese inflation accelerated in January, further pressuring households as prices excluding fresh food rose 3.2 percent on-year, government data showed Friday. Overall, inflation including volatile ...

Japan has recorded a trade deficit of 2.76 trillion yen, or $18 billion, in January, as worries continue to grow about ...

TOKYO—The Japanese economy expanded in the final three months of 2024 thanks to solid corporate spending and external demand, a positive show of strength as the central bank mulls further rate ...

TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa ... the central bank aimed at coordinating policy to beat economic stagnation. Speaking in parliament, Akazawa also said households ...

Japan’s economy seems to have gone back in time. Inflation and wage growth are mostly back where they were in the early 1990s, just before the spiral of price deflation and economic stagnation ...

On an annualized basis, GDP grew 2.8%, exceeding the Reuters estimate of 1%. Japan's economic expansion in the fourth quarter beat analysts' expectations for quarter-on-quarter and annualized ...

JAPAN’S economy expanded an annualised 2.8 per cent in the October-December quarter, government data showed on Monday, backed by strong business spending and beating analyst forecasts. Strong domestic ...

The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labour shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak economic activity, a justification it may use to lift interest rates beyond ...