The city of Hiroshima, with its major employer Mazda, faces economic challenges due to U.S. tariffs on automobile imports.

Throughout the spring, Ishiba battled to reach a deal on the government’s budget and to assuage concerns among the public ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is facing a critical electoral test on Sunday that could further complicate the ...

Trump is making bold demands to open Japanese markets, backing them with threats of across-the-board and sectoral tariffs. His counterpart, Ishiba, leads a minority government facing significant ...

Japan posted a smaller-than-expected trade surplus in June as exports continued to struggle under the weight of U.S. tariffs ...

As nations worldwide race to meet the 2050 carbon neutrality target, Japan has emerged as a key player in implementing "green transformation" (GX)—a comprehensive shift from fossil fuel dependency to ...

Japan uses generative AI less than other leading nations due to cultural caution, risk aversion, focus on tangible products ...

Is Japan's economy on the brink? Explore the debt crisis, deflation, and potential global consequences of Japan's economic challenges.

Japan must diversify its trade relationships beyond the U.S. to mitigate risks, according to Hirofumi Yoshimura of the Japan ...

The decrease in exports was a reversal of the 0.5% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters, and comes amid a lack of a breakthrough in trade talks with the U.S.

Recent Kyiv-Tokyo agreements show that the countries' partnership is not a one-time act of support, but a steady formation of a strategic alliance across many sectors.

Japan’s green transformation (GX) strategy aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 through growth-oriented carbon pricing, but some parties face litigations against renewable energy projects. A ...