By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 7 (Reuters) - An index measuring the health of Japan's economy slid in February, government data ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 10 (Reuters) - Japan's wholesale inflation jumped in March as conflict in the Middle East pushed ...

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Japan‘s economy contracted at a 1.8% annualized rate in the third quarter of 2025, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have caught up with the island nation’s exports. Trump reached a trade deal with ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's new economic revitalisation minister, Minoru Kiuchi, said on Tuesday a weak yen has benefits to the economy and its demerits could be addressed by swiftly compiling a package ...

A slight cooling in Tokyo inflation and a pullback in industrial output send mixed signals about Japan’s economy.

A quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan shows business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers improved slightly.

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Sentiment among so-called economy watchers in Japan fell to the lowest level in about four years in March, reflecting tensions over Iran, a Cabinet Office survey showed Wednesday. The seasonally adjus ...

TOKYO — Japan’s economy contracted at an annual pace of 2.3% in the July-September period, the government reported Monday, as exports suffered from the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs ...