TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's economy shrank for the first time in a year and at a faster pace than expected, data for the March quarter showed on Friday, underscoring the fragile nature of its recovery ...

According to the International Monetary Fund, Japan will drop to the world’s fifth-largest economy in 2026, falling behind India and marking another decline in the Asian nation’s economic standing.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Déjà vu abounds in Tokyo. Markets are celebrating a Japanese ...

The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism report will be released at the Hawaii-Japan Sister Summit ...

Then-Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi inspects an apple orchard in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, part of a JICA Partnership Program, Aug. 26, 2025. Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan At the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has unveiled a diplomatic policy centered on strengthening Japan's economic security.

As Trump-induced global economic uncertainty and economic protectionism rock the established international order, Japan is redefining its economic security strategy by looking to like-minded countries ...

Japan, India, and Australia’s converging interests would be fortified by a Japan-ASEAN-Australia-India economic corridor championed by the United States. The United States, preoccupied with sorting ...

400+ global leaders to convene in Arlington for a marquee event to explore strategic opportunities in AI, energy, advanced manufacturing, and cross-border investment The U.S.-Japan Council (USJC) will ...

Tokyo is spending heavily to regain a leading role in semiconductors, backing plants in Kumamoto and the high-risk Rapidus venture in the name of economic security. Public funding already exceeds ...

Japan's government is injecting more funds into chipmaker Rapidus. This significant financial boost aims to accelerate the ...

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is back in Tokyo this week to deepen the state’s economic ties with Japan, meeting with executives from Hitachi and Fujitsu and senior officials in the Japanese ...