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 ...

Japan's economy expanded by a faster-than-expected annualized 3.1% in April-June, rebounding from the previous quarter thanks to a strong pick up in consumption and backing the case for another ...

By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo The steady course of the Japanese economy and business environment that has helped attract a torrent of investment in the past two years could be undercut ...

All of this is happening as Japan faces some of its biggest challenges in decades. The economy, which has alternated between anemic growth and recession for many years, slipped back into recession ...

TOKYO : The Japanese government stuck to its assessment that the economy is recovering moderately, although it reiterated the need to pay close attention to potential global economic risks and ...

Post-war Japan has long been a byword for political stability with the conservative, market-friendly Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in power for all but four of the last 69 years.

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, ...