Japan

Businessmen wearing protective face masks walk on a pedestrian bridge, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in a business district in Tokyo, Japan June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Global Economy

Japan's GDP shrinks as surging costs raise spectre of deeper downturn

Tourists wearing protective face masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at Asakusa district in Tokyo, Japan March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Ju-min Park/File Photo
World+Biz

Japan announces limited 'test tourism' from May as step to full re-opening

Nijo-jo Castle in Kyoto, western Japan, is lit up in the colours of the Ukrainian flag in a show of solidarity with Ukraine following Russia's invasion to the country in this photo taken by Kyodo on March 4, 2022. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
World+Biz

Ukraine signs agreement with Japan on $100 million loan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a video message during the ceremony for the 50th Anniversary of Okinawa's reversion to Japan from US occupation, in Tokyo, Japan, May 15, 2022. Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Japan's Okinawa marks half century since US handover as regional tensions grow

Japan announces fresh economic sanctions against Russia
Global Economy

Japan announces fresh economic sanctions against Russia

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he visits the construction site of Tesla's Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2021. Patrick Pleul/Pool via Reuters
World+Biz

Musk tweet on Japan doomed by low birthrate provokes anger - but not just at him

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during his press conference, after the parliament re-elected him as prime minister following an election victory last month by his ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Kantei, Japan November 10, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Ukraine plight could be replicated in East Asia, Japan's Kishida warns

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
World+Biz

UK's Johnson to meet Japan's Kishida to bolster defence, trade ties

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan April 26, 2022. David Mareuil/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Europe

Ukraine, China in focus for Japan PM Kishida on Southeast Asia visit

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence on 25 February, 2022, Tokyo, Japan. PHOTO: Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Japan PM says cannot accept status quo change by force anywhere

Preparations for making protective face masks are underway at household equipment maker Iris Ohyama Inc.'s factory in Kakuda, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, May 20, 2020. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters
Global Economy

Japan's factory output growth provides some relief for fragile economy

Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Toyota reports record high global production for March, despite slump at home

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on 23 January 2019. JUI PRESS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Analysis

Japan finally gets inflation—but the wrong kind