Exports from Japan in May declined 1.7% year over year, marking the sharpest decline since September 2024 as the country continues to grapple with trade uncertainties. The fall was softer than the 3.8 ...

Retail sales in Japan advanced by 3.9% Y/Y in January 2025, up from a downwardly revised 3.5% growth in December 2024, slightly below market expectations of a 4% rise, marking the 34th straight month ...

Japan's manufacturing sector contracted in October at the fastest pace in 19 months due to a sharper decline in new orders, a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's manufacturing activity returned to growth in June after nearly a year of contraction, but demand conditions remain murky due to worries over U.S. tariffs and the global ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

Japan's parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, after her party struck a ...

Though her election is a milestone in a country that struggles with gender equality, critics say hard-line conservative Sanae ...