Japan economy
Struggling Japan narrowly avoids technical recession
Gross domestic product inched up 0.1 percent between October and December from the previous three months
Analysis / Japan’s growth stunted by lack of investment; economy may fall behind India in 2026
Japan has failed to invest in growth, and now the country’s nominal GDP has been overtaken by Germany
Analysis / Japan loses a big title, and perhaps its way
Japan ceded the title of world's third largest economy to Germany after unexpectedly slipping into a recession
Germany overtakes Japan as third-biggest economy
Japan slipped below Germany to fourth place, with India projected to leapfrog both later this decade
Inflation in Japan's capital keeps slowing, takes pressure off BOJ
Tokyo is seeing success against inflation as it continues to decline
Toyota Motor to restart vehicle plants in Japan from Monday
Toyota would restart its vehicle plants from Monday, deciding about operations separately on January 15
Japanese firms rush to resume production as earthquake disrupts local economy
Japanese firms are showing their resilience by resuming production four days after a devastating earthquake
Tech-savvy Japan now a laggard in E-payments
Japan, a pioneer in mobile “e-wallet” payments in 2004, has, ironically, since become a serious laggard on this front. Less than 20 percent of the payments are cashless, in the country.
Japanese economy minister Akira Amari quits over bribery claims
Japan's Economy Minister Akira Amari says he is resigning amid corruption allegations. But he denies personally receiving bribes from a construction company, as had been alleged by a Japanese magazine.
Struggling Japan narrowly avoids technical recession
Gross domestic product inched up 0.1 percent between October and December from the previous three months
Japan’s growth stunted by lack of investment; economy may fall behind India in 2026
Japan has failed to invest in growth, and now the country’s nominal GDP has been overtaken by Germany
Japan loses a big title, and perhaps its way
Japan ceded the title of world's third largest economy to Germany after unexpectedly slipping into a recession
Germany overtakes Japan as third-biggest economy
Japan slipped below Germany to fourth place, with India projected to leapfrog both later this decade
Inflation in Japan's capital keeps slowing, takes pressure off BOJ
Tokyo is seeing success against inflation as it continues to decline
Toyota Motor to restart vehicle plants in Japan from Monday
Toyota would restart its vehicle plants from Monday, deciding about operations separately on January 15
Japanese firms rush to resume production as earthquake disrupts local economy
Japanese firms are showing their resilience by resuming production four days after a devastating earthquake
Tech-savvy Japan now a laggard in E-payments
Japan, a pioneer in mobile “e-wallet” payments in 2004, has, ironically, since become a serious laggard on this front. Less than 20 percent of the payments are cashless, in the country.
Japanese economy minister Akira Amari quits over bribery claims
Japan's Economy Minister Akira Amari says he is resigning amid corruption allegations. But he denies personally receiving bribes from a construction company, as had been alleged by a Japanese magazine.
Toyota overtakes VW to regain lead in vehicle sales
Toyota returns to the top slot in global vehicle sales after releasing figures for the first nine months of the year.
