Manufacturers appear to be moving production back to Japan while the yen remains weak and labor costs rise abroad. If the trend results in an increase in domestic capital spending, it will benefit the economy, which is taking a blow from the first stage ...

Some 1,400 people file a joint lawsuit against three companies that manufactured the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, saying they should be financially liable for damage caused by its 2011 meltdowns.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s weakening of the yen through stimulus measures may be in danger of becoming too much of a good thing, according to Fukoku Capital Management Inc. “There’s the potential for a bad kind of yen depreciation if the Bank of Japan ...

Soaring profits among Japanese manufacturers are masking weakness in exports as the yen’s slide against the dollar fails to deliver the boost seen after previous bouts of currency depreciation. Export volumes fell 1.5 percent in 2013 from the previous year, Finance Ministry data show, ...