The ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) consultations with China, Australia, New Zealand (NZ) and Japan have separately ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Friday launched a "security clearance" system to allow critical government information to be ...

The head of the global trade watchdog says global free trade is facing a “crisis” as U.S. President Donald Trump disrupts ...

TOKYO: Japan's economy shrank for the first time in a year in the March quarter at a faster pace than expected, data showed on Friday (May 16), underscoring the fragile nature of its recovery now ...

Japan's economy contracted at a higher pace than expected in the first quarter of 2025, according to official data for the January to March period released on Friday. Japan's Gross Domestic ...

TOKYO—Japan’s economy shrank for the first time in a year and faces a bumpy road ahead owing to the impact of U.S. trade policy. Japan’s real gross domestic product declined 0.2% in the ...

The contraction strengthens the argument for increasing spending incentives in Japan as the economy prepares to take a hit from Trump's tariffs. The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate ...

The government has reported that Japan's economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.7% in the first quarter, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war hurt exports and dented consumer confidence ...

Japan's economy contracted by 0.2% between January and March, the first quarterly drop in a year, according to cabinet office data released today. The world's fourth-largest economy is trying to ...