GDP appears to have declined for a second consecutive quarter, while wages remain stagnant and consumer sentiment weak.

A proposed trade deal with Japan gave Wall Street the excuse it needed to keep stocks moving upward, despite problematic ...

Japan cut its view on economic conditions for the first time in more than two years after the coincident indicator index extended its decline in September, falling to the lowest in a year. TOKYO ...

The most important economic indicator Wednesday isn't about inflation, the labor market or consumer sentiment. Instead, it was a bond auction in Japan, and bond markets around the globe carefully ...

Investing.com-- Japan clocked a smaller than expected trade surplus in June, with exports continuing to decline amid ...

Investing.com-- Japan’s manufacturing activity fell back into contraction territory in July, while the services sector showed ...

Japan was historically touted as “an economic miracle,” rising from the ashes of World War II to become the second largest economy after the U.S. It kept that going through the 1970s and 1980s.

The index for leading economic indicators, which is a gauge of the economy a few months ahead and is compiled using data such as job offers and consumer sentiment, soared 4.4 points to 92.9 from ...

There are more worrying indicators for the Japanese economy. Japan’s nominal GDP per capita stood at $34,064 in 2022, ranking 21st among the 38 members of the OECD – a record-low for Japan.

Japan's economy expanded an annualized 2.8% in the October-December quarter, government data showed on Monday, backed by strong business spending and beating analyst forecasts.