Governor Kazuo Ueda announced that the likelihood of the central bank's economic forecasts coming to fruition is streng ...

On Wednesday, the Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthened against a generally weaker US Dollar (USD) during early European trading hours. However, the confidence of inv ...

When a global shortage of semiconductors left car buyers waiting months for vehicles and retailers scrambling for appliances, ...

The plan codifies demands for Japan to spend more on defense and increase its capabilities – efforts Japanese officials say ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government launched its economic strategy headquarters on Tuesday, aiming to boost the world's fourth-largest economy with public investment ...

In October 2025, Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female prime minister. Journalists and Japan-watchers in Tokyo and overseas wondered what her conservative approach would mean for the country’s ...

Japan and China are heading towards a new, albeit contained, rivalry. To mitigate the economic and security impacts of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's economy shrank almost 2% in the three months through September, as a drop in exports in the face of U.S. tariffs resulted in the first contraction in six quarters, government ...

At issue is not only the future of one of Japan’s most recognizable retail giants, but also the extent to which Tokyo’s economic nationalism will prevent majority foreign ownership of Japanese firms.

This report is part of Strategic Japan, a CSIS Japan Chair initiative featuring analysis by Japan’s leading foreign policy scholars on key regional and global challenges and the implications for the U ...