There are no quick solutions to Japan’s labour market issues and much more needs to be done to facilitate greater worker mobility.

TOKYO -- Japan's economy contracted an annualized 0.1% in November from the previous month, as consumers reined in spending to offset food price inflation, according to an estimate released by the ...

STORY: Japan’s factories might be turning the corner. Figures out Monday showed activity still shrinking, but at a slower pace. The closely watched au Jibun Bank purchasing managers’ index for ...

TOKYO—Japan’s economy is gathering strength but momentum remains uneven, with indicators showing healthy growth in inflation and retail sales but a decline in industrial production.

TOKYO: Japan's government said on Thursday (Dec 26) it predicts economic output will recover to full capacity in the next fiscal year for the first time in seven years on an annual basis due to a ...

Meanwhile, 16 percent of companies expect Japan's economy to remain flat ... During Donald Trump's first U.S. presidential term from 2017 to 2021, trade frictions with China and tariff increases ...