Japanese automakers breathed a sigh of relief after U.S. President Donald Trump finalized a trade agreement last week.

Leaders of the European Union and Japan have launched an alliance aimed at boosting economic cooperation, defending free ...

Sometimes, it’s the pressing election issues that no one is talking about that matter most. Especially when the omission is ...

But the global economic fallout has begun to take its toll on Japan’s cash-rich banks as well as other sectors of Japanese industry. Japan’s automakers have already been hard-hit.

Despite the trade deal with the United States slashing the tariff rate for Japan to 15 percent, the so-called reciprocal ...

Asia Society Japan Center and The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan is proud to invite you to a joint webinar on the outlook for Japan’s Economy and Financial Markets, led by three leading Tokyo ...

By Michael Schiffer The following is a contribution to the Mainichi Shimbun from Michael Schiffer, who served as assistant ...

What possible relation, one might ask, can spas, online food delivery services, and local supermarkets bear to national security? Indeed, the Japanese Finance Ministry’s recent announcement that ...

While Japan’s economic challenges in a dynamic Asia-Pacific are considerable, there are also significant political hurdles that its leaders can address through enhanced regional diplomacy.

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 ...

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 ...