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TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Japan's economy limped back to meagre growth in the fourth quarter, significantly missing market expectations in a key test for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government as ...

Trump has imposed a 25 percent import tariff on Japanese automobiles and a 10 percent base-line tariff on all other imports from Japan. In addition, he has threatened to impose a 24 percent reciprocal ...

Then-Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi inspects an apple orchard in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, part of a JICA Partnership Program, Aug. 26, 2025. Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan At the ...

TOKYO, April 7 (Reuters) - An index ⁠measuring ⁠the health of Japan's economy ⁠slid in February, government data showed on Tuesday, highlighting a soft spot in the economy even before it faced fallout ...

Steve Forbes praises Prime Minister Takaichi’s Thatcheresque inclinations, which could help Japan dig out of its economic rut. He warns that pursuing the same course as before will result in failure.

GDP forecasts were upgraded to 0.9% for the 2025 fiscal year and 1% for fiscal year 2026. The BOJ revealed that board member Hajime Takata had proposed raising rates to 1%, but his motion was defeated ...

TOKYO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Two newly appointed members of the Japanese government's top economic panel called on Wednesday for an economic stimulus package larger than last year's, highlighting a ...

Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and her Liberal Democratic Party secured a supermajority in the February elections, ...

TOKYO - Japan's economy grew by an annualized real 0.2 percent in the October-December period, the first expansion in two quarters, as personal consumption eked out a gain despite inflation, while ...

When Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi took office, she pledged to focus on economic improvement. After her Taiwan comments, new missteps could prove costly to Japan, the region, even the ...