Kuroda stressed the need to act now rather than later as climate change may have an "extremely large" impact on the economy.

One of the major tasks for Takayuki Kobayashi, a Finance Ministry bureaucrat-turned-politician, is to create a new legal framework to support the implementation of related ...

Japan’s export restrictions on three key industrial materials critical for South Korea’s chip and display industries has had little impact against the target materials, but worsened overall trade between the two countries, a major busines

The 68-year-old Suzuki was appointed to the job after helping to install the country’s new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, who took the job earlier Monday.

Masaki Sakuyama also stepped down as a vice chairman of the Japan Business Federation, the country's most powerful business lobby known as Keidanren.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Japan is looking to triple its investments in Tunisia and the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) in 2022 will be an opportunity to concretize this goal, especially in the automotive components industry, said Japan's Ambassador to Tunisia, Shinsuke Shimizu.

The Eastern Economic Corridor Office and the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) have pledged to work together to encourage Japanese firms and other companies located in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to tap more into digital manufacturing platforms to reduce production costs.

Former foreign minister will be appointed PM on Monday after winning LDP leadership race

China's annual average spending on overseas development projects showed "a dramatic expansion" to $85 billion in the five-year period from 2013.

The sale was expected in 2019 but became difficult after the value of Japan Post shares fell sharply following a scandal over improper sales practice ...

Japan is set to lift the coronavirus state of emergency this week for the first time in more than six months, in a bid to reactivate its economy as infections slow. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said yesterday his government had decided to lift the coronavirus emergency measures in all ...

The successor of Rikio Kozu, 65, the head of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, is expected to be picked at a regular ...

The remarks shed light on policymakers' concerns over the fragile state of Japan's recovery, even as they maintained the view that the economy was headed ...

For the winner of a party leadership vote Wednesday to pick Japan’s third pandemic-era prime minister, an arduous task awaits on the economy.

The LDP hopefuls vowed to coordinate with the United States and other democratic countries in better dealing with China.

A new government report said Japan needs a "resilient" economy to overcome new challenges, citing the need to look for ways to curb the coronavirus ...

Under the restrictions, U.S. imports of a total of 100 agricultural products produced in 14 Japanese prefectures including Fukushima had been suspended.

Demand for US debt from China and Japan has kept prices high and yields low ahead of expected ‘taper’ this year

All four contenders in the LDP's presidential election said the government’s goal may have to be delayed to prioritize resuscitating an economy ravaged by the ...

Speculation persists as to whether China can adhere to the trade pact's rules on state-owned enterprises.