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TOKYO - The number of foreign visitors to Japan in September surged 31.7% from the year before to 867,000, breaking the record for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) said Wednesday.

Japan posts a record 15th consecutive month of trade deficits in September as its climbing energy bill offsets a rebound in exports to China.

Japan has criticized European Union regulations on chemical products and beverage containers as nontariff barriers that impede smooth trade and urged it to take corrective measures, an EU source said. This is the first time Japan has demanded specific EU action in their free trade talks to improve trade practices. ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to open Parliament in a speech Tuesday pledging more reforms and economic measures to fully pull Japan out of its long period of deflation.

JAPAN'S Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to announce a raft of measures to encourage household spending and investment.

For years and decades, foreign observers have cried foul over various barriers — both existing and perceived — to the Japanese economy. Their main target is usually the keiretsu, the closely knit business networks automakers exclusively maintain with groups of 200 to 300 suppliers. These so-called vertical groupings were regarded ...

Japanese credit card transactions will accelerate this year as rising stock prices boost consumer confidence and spending, according to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.’s card unit. “Luxury items are selling well,” Hideo Shimada, president of Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co., said in Tokyo this month. “High stock prices push the rich ...

Sales grew at their fastest rate in eight months in September

China's auto sales grew at their fastest rate in eight months in September as Japanese brands rebounded from a slump sparked by political tensions with Tokyo.

A year after the government ended its incentive program for buying cars, Japan's auto sales rose in September from a year earlier. It marked the first increase since April.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said an increase to 8 percent from 5 percent, which is expected to be combined with stimulus measures, would help “maintain confidence” in Japan’s fiscal health.    

Abe judges the world’s third-largest economy robust enough to withstand tax blow

Japanese stocks rose Tuesday after a business survey showed mounting confidence among the country's powerhouse manufacturers but gains were tempered by a U.S. government funding impasse.

Japanese manufacturers are increasingly optimistic over the business outlook in months ahead, according to a survey released Tuesday in advance of the expected approval of a sales tax increase.

Japan and the United States on Monday began a second round of bilateral talks on automobiles and trade barriers in parallel with the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, with Tokyo calling for “maximum flexibility” in the discussions. During the two-day session in Tokyo, which preceded a series of TPP meetings of the ...

PM Shinzo Abe will announce that he is raising the nation’s sales tax in April while cushioning the economy with a $50 billion stimulus package

The United States and Japan have agreed to make it easier to import each other’s organic products, the latest step in a global effort that could give consumers access to more — and cheaper — organic food. The U.S. Department of Agriculture was planning to announce later Thursday that organic ...

Tokyo Electron's CEO decided to pursue a deal with Applied Materials after watching Japanese electronics makers flounder against more aggressive and globally minded rivals.

Amazon Japan has begun online sales of over-the-counter drugs such as cold and digestive medicines, as well as vitamin supplements and other low-risk pharmaceutical products. The online retailer’s move came after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration lifted a ban on online drug sales as part of its growth strategy in ...