Japan is targeting a record minimum wage hike that could lift (millions?) ― or strain businesses already under pressure.

U.S. President Donald Trump has secured a pivotal trade agreement with Japan that promises to reshape bilateral economic relations. The deal, announced on July 22, includes a significant reduction ...

Japan has refrained from talk of striking back at U.S. tariffs. Trade experts say that is because its inflation-strained economy limits its options. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo After ...

Japanese YouTuber Yoko Ishii reacted to President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff threat that could impact her country, explaining how his aggressive stance on China is a net gain for Japan.

Mostly, though, Abe let the Bank of Japan do the work. The BOJ’s ultraloose policies sent the yen 30% lower, boosting the economy and sending the Nikkei 225 Stock Average higher.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's economic advisory panel recommended investment of $400 billion to boost productivity at smaller firms, a crucial segment in the government's quest to ...

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has published a solar strategy to scale up deployment and drive next-generation technology, aiming for carbon ...

From AI Technology Strategy to AI Strategy 2022 Historically, Japan has been a country with a strong orientation toward technology and industrial policy—particularly innovation policy—led by the ...

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