Household spending fell 0.1 per cent in April from a year earlier. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Seeing wage hikes as a key part of its growth strategy, the government vowed to realize pay raises that exceed price ...

Domestic demand will likely be a key factor in determining whether a technical recession can be avoided after the economy ...

Lawmakers approved a plan to help companies and consumers as officials bargain in Washington for relief from debilitating ...

Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves.

Japan's steadily declining births and overall aging population present serious long-term risks, threatening to sap the ...

Japan's government is distancing itself from tax cuts in its annual policy guidelines, amid heightened volatility in the ...

Japan had made some progress in a fifth round of trade talks with U.S. officials aimed at ending tariffs that are hurting ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, announced progress after talks with U.S. counterparts Treasury Secretary ...

For Japan and many other countries, the vulnerability that comes with relying on U.S. markets has become startlingly clear.

Japan is striving to negotiate with the U.S. to end tariffs causing economic strain. The focus is on resolving tariffs on ...

Tokyo, June 6 (Jiji Press)--The government highlighted wage hikes as a cornerstone of Japan's economic growth strategy, in a ...