Japan's GDP in Q1 2025 was flat, a better performance than the initial 0.2% contraction estimate, though significantly slower than Q4's 0.6% growth. Net trade surprisingly boosted GDP by 0.4 ...

The Nikkei 225 declined as geopolitical tensions and rising oil prices drove risk-off sentiment, pressuring Japan’s economy ...

On Thursday, yield on the benchmark 10-year JGBs hit a high of 1.917%, surging to their strongest level since 2007. If the BOJ sticks with its policy of raising rates, it risks sending yields higher.

TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japan's economy is expected to have returned to growth in the final three months of 2025, thanks to vigorous corporate investment and resilient consumption, a Reuters poll ...

The year 2026 brings a wave of resilient momentum for the Japanese economy, which slowed but remained on a recovery track last year. After a 0.6% quarter-on-quarter contraction in third-quarter 2025, ...

Japan's economy grew 0.1%, both on a quarter-on-quarter and a year-on-year basis. This brought the economy back to growth, but missed expectations. The expansion also helped Japan avoid a technical ...

TOKYO--Japan's latest economic data has calmed recession fears, showing a fifth straight quarter of growth despite the impact of U.S. tariffs. Real gross domestic product increased 0.3% on a ...

About the author: Desmond Lachman is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He was a deputy director in the International Monetary Fund’s Policy Development and Review Department and ...

Mainland Chinese tourists have been the largest group of foreign visitors to Japan so far in 2025. Experts also told CNBC that the tensions are not expected to subside quickly, and could last for ...

The Japanese economy shrank 1.8 percent from the same quarter last year as U.S. tariffs dampened automobile exports and prompted a bleak outlook for growth. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo ...