During the Edo period (1603-1868), the economy in Japan boomed and the country was unified under the strict control of the Tokugawa Shogunate. This brought prosperity to an emerging merchant class and ...

Political uncertainty after Japan's election shock risks slowing economic reforms, pushing up government spending and even holding up the Bank of Japan's exit from its outlier monetary policy, ...

A weak yen is beneficial for Japan's economy as the boost to exports exceeds the increase in the cost of imports, a senior ...