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Asahi ShinshoWhy has the Japanese economy been unable to surface for 35 years? Was it because of deflation? Population ...

TOKYO, June 9 (Reuters) - Japanese policymakers said on ⁠Tuesday ⁠they stood ready to act decisively against ⁠excessive yen falls while remaining vigilant to rising bond yields that could hurt the ...

Core CPI has stayed above 2 percent for four years, with September readings accelerating to 2.1 percent, yet the BOJ prioritizes trend inflation and wage growth; it remains cautious about rapid hikes ...

TOKYO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Private-sector members of Japan's key economic advisory panel reiterated the need for close coordination on monetary policy between the government and the Bank of Japan on ...

TOKYO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Japan has yet to see conditions met for the government to officially declare an end to deflation, Economy Minister Minoru Kiuchi said on Friday. The government's decision on ...

Japan’s economy faces a mixed outlook as 2025 concludes, highlighted by an unexpected 0.9% year-on-year drop in retail sales and a second consecutive month of slight industrial production declines.

Japan’s economic output in the fourth quarter of 2025 was much weaker than expected, registering anemic growth after a deep contraction in the previous period, underscoring the case for Prime Minister ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy grew an annual rate of 1.1% in the April-June quarter even as private consumption stayed flat and the growth of exports declined, according to government data released ...

Japan is at a crossroads and faces a multitude of challenges that threaten its very existence. A prolonged weak yen, in combination with persisting inflation as well as mounting pressure on its ...

Not only does Japan have an $8 trillion bond market, making it the world’s third-largest such market, it has also been a major supplier of liquidity to US stock and government bond markets. With ...

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 ...