Japanese economy

The BOJ may have no choice but to end up providing permanent government support to avoid painful fiscal consolidation.

The country, once a symbol of economic malaise, has made up for its lost decade.

The Reiwa Era is poised to become a great one for Japan.

Labor system reforms have the potential to pave the way for greater roles for elderly workers in the workforce.

The Bank of Japan's quarterly tankan survey for March is likely to show a slump in business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers, according to the latest projections by 12 private think tanks. Their average forecast points to a fall to plus 13 in the headline ...

Underlying inflation slowed in February as gasoline prices fell for the first time in more than two years, government data showed Friday. The nationwide core consumer price index, which excludes fresh food items because of their volatility, rose 0.7 percent from a year earlier, slowing ...

Finance Minister Taro Aso bought Haruhiko Kuroda time to reach that elusive 2 percent inflation target, but this isn't where the BOJ head wants to be.

Fostering greater entrepreneurship is the best way for Japan to achieve sustained economic growth.

A rebound in fourth-quarter GDP may disappoint idealists, but the fact that the economy is treading water is pretty good these days.