Japanese automakers breathed a sigh of relief after U.S. President Donald Trump finalized a trade agreement last week.

The LDP’s poor upper house result compounds uncertainty at a time when Japan’s quiet leadership is critical for regional ...

With their "Japanese First" slogan, riffing off US President Donald Trump's "America First", they have truly ruffled the ...

Leaders of the European Union and Japan have launched an alliance aimed at boosting economic cooperation, defending free ...

By Michael Schiffer The following is a contribution to the Mainichi Shimbun from Michael Schiffer, who served as assistant ...

A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...

Despite the trade deal with the United States slashing the tariff rate for Japan to 15 percent, the so-called reciprocal ...

Sometimes, it’s the pressing election issues that no one is talking about that matter most. Especially when the omission is ...

What is clear, however, is that most Japanese foresee a rocky economic road ahead. A 52% majority expect economic conditions to worsen over the next 12 months. In 2010, as the national economy showed ...

The Japanese ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lost its majority in the upper house, marking a political ...

As this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, ...