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 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 ...

After Japan’s economy expanded 1.9 percent in 2023 – one of its strongest performances in decades – GDP effectively stood still during the first half of this year.

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

Though off to a decent start, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faces a 2022 of profound challenges. Between Covid-19, sluggish economic growth, and geopolitical tensions with China, Kishida ...

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 ...

The country's financial stability faces challenges from a global perspective, ... there is no doubt that moves to improve Japan’s economy for the post-COVID-19 era will be fully underway in 2022 ...

apanese Economic Meltdown: The world's third-largest economy, Japan, is facing an economic crisis that has sent shockwaves across global markets.On August 5, 2024, Japan's Topix index experienced ...

Japan’s economy, the world’s third largest, ... But while Covid-19’s domestic impact has shrunk, other economic challenges have grown. After decades without significant price increases, ...

Indeed, given COVID-19 and the resulting global economic downturn, the increasingly glaring nonexistence of effective trade rules to rein in unfair Chinese trade practices and the World Trade ...

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.