The Finance Ministry reported a trade surplus of ¥289.5 billion, reversing the ¥926.9 billion deficit recorded a year earlier.

Most foreign athletes will be vaccinated but doctors worry about pressure on medical services

Private equity group expects opportunities as companies adjust to new business environment

The adjusted figure came as yet another round of restrictions to contain the coronavirus threatens to prolong an economic slump.

The financial district home to the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Bank of Japan is undergoing a makeover, luring dozens of life science and space ...

The business sentiment diffusion index dropped 0.8 point from April to 37.5, partly reflecting the extension of a state of emergency, according to the Teikoku ...

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a report Friday that it would treat semiconductor industry growth as a "national project."

TOKYO/LONDON: Member nations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Wednesday agreed to allow Britain to start the process of joining the pact, Japan's economy minister said.

The government aims to "build a system which ensures a steady semiconductor supply" and reduce the country's dependence on foreign manufacturers.

More than 60 Japanese companies together paid a record of more than $3 billion to sponsor the Tokyo Games, an event most Japanese now want ...

Under Masakazu Tokura, the federation is expected to draw up new action plans in October for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.

Japan has been supportive of the U.K.’s efforts to seal global trade deals as it seeks to carve out a bigger role in Asia following ...

Spending was pulled down by weaker investments in transportation equipment, electrical machinery and real estate.

The world's gross domestic product is projected to grow 5.8% in 2021, up from 5.6% previously forecast in March.

The world's third-largest economy is expected to grow in the current quarter at a slower pace after the government extended COVID-19 emergency measures.

Assets held by the Bank of Japan have quadrupled in eight years and grown to 1.3 times the size of the country's economy.

Il Sottosegretario Manlio Di Stefano ha partecipato oggi alla Ministeriale Commercio del G7 (Canada, Francia, Germania, Giappone, Italia, Regno Unito, Stati Uniti d'America e Commissione Europea). Alla riunione ha partecipato anche la Direttrice Generale dell’Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio,...

Il Sottosegretario Manlio Di Stefano ha partecipato oggi alla Ministeriale Commercio del G7 (Canada, Francia, Germania, Giappone, Italia, Regno Unito, Stati Uniti d'America e Commissione Europea). Alla riunione ha partecipato anche la Direttrice Generale dell’Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio,...

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union condemn in the strongest terms the unprecedented action by the Belarusian authorities in arresting independent journalist, Raman...