Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to use her first stimulus package to jump-start the economy and initiate a new growth strategy through investment in key industries. A panel tasked to form ...

Japan’s services sector saw a cooling trend in December 2025, with the S&P Global Services PMI falling to 51.6. This final ...

(Repeat of item filed July 8) * Public intervention in industry may backfire * Past intervention blamed for hurting productivity * Target industries need competitive environment By Rie Ishiguro TOKYO, ...

TOKYO, Japan — Japan’s economic growth slowed sharply in 2024, cabinet office data showed on Monday, although the rate for the fourth quarter beat market expectations thanks to strong exports. Annual ...

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 ...

TOKYO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Japan must ‌pursue proactive spending, rather than excessive ‌fiscal tightening, that will boost growth and tax revenues, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday, ...

The Bank of Japan faces a stiff challenge as it strives to normalize its monetary policy at a time when growth has been slowing, while steep U.S. tariffs further threaten the country's exports-driven ...

TOKYO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Japan's government revised up its economic forecast for the fiscal year to next March and projected that growth would accelerate in the following year, on the view that its ...

Japan's service sector expanded at its slowest pace since May in December, as softer overall demand countered a rebound in ...

Japan’s telecom and pay-TV services revenue is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.2 per cent during 2024-2029, driven by the rising demand for high-speed mobile data and robust ...