What is clear, however, is that most Japanese foresee a rocky economic road ahead. A 52% majority expect economic conditions to worsen over the next 12 months. In 2010, as the national economy showed ...

Is Japan's economy on the brink? Explore the debt crisis, deflation, and potential global consequences of Japan's economic challenges.

As nations worldwide race to meet the 2050 carbon neutrality target, Japan has emerged as a key player in implementing "green ...

The city of Hiroshima, with its major employer Mazda, faces economic challenges due to U.S. tariffs on automobile imports.

Still, this is just an opening to reboot the economy, not a guaranteed trend. Japan faces immense demographic challenges. Its population is shrinking by about 0.5% per year and is set to fall from ...

Japan was once celebrated as an economic powerhouse, to the extent that in the 1970s, American magazines fueled fears — much as they do today with China — of a Japan poised for global dominance.

Trump is making bold demands to open Japanese markets, backing them with threats of across-the-board and sectoral tariffs. His counterpart, Ishiba, leads a minority government facing significant ...

One indication of Japan’s economic weakness is the recent plunge in the yen to its multi-decade low of 155 yen to the dollar. ... Japan’s demographic troubles make its economic challenges worse.

After Japan’s economy expanded 1.9 percent in 2023 – one of its strongest performances in decades – GDP effectively stood still during the first half of this year.

But Japan is steeling itself for a run of economic challenges. Trade wars and slowing exports have weighed heavily on growth.Economists worry that an increase in the national consumption tax ...

TOKYO — Japan will spend nearly $120 billion to stimulate its slowing economy and to help some of the areas worst affected by Typhoon Hagibis, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Thursday.

Still, this is just an opening to reboot the economy, not a guaranteed trend. Japan faces immense demographic challenges. Its population is shrinking by about 0.5% per year and is set to fall from ...