Aside from the question of growth, it remains unclear whether policymakers can reorient the country’s future trajectory ...

The Bank of Japan revised up its inflation forecasts and offered a less gloomy outlook on the economy than three months ago, ...

On Tuesday, Japan approved a $6.3 billion spending package to “fully support” businesses and households adversely affected by the tariffs, Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said in a briefing.

Since President Trump began threatening broad tariffs in January, Japan has pursued a conciliatory strategy, with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledging in February to boost U.S. investment to $1 ...

Japan’s economy shrank in the first quarter of 2025 for the first time in a year, and it faces a bumpy road ahead due to the impact of U.S. trade policy.

May 08, 2025, 12:50pm EDT Warren Buffett Etienne DE MALGLAIVE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images At least on Japan, Warren Buffett’s investment strategy seems to be of the better-late-than-never variety.

Robert Ward is the Japan chair at the London-based think tank the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), where he also directs the geo-economics and strategy program.

Japan's economy grew at an annual rate of 2.9%, slower than the earlier report for 3.1% growth, in the April-June period, boosted by better wages and spending.

In Brief As Trump-induced global economic uncertainty and economic protectionism rock the established international order, Japan is redefining its economic security strategy by looking to like-minded ...

This white paper presents the issues that Japan should address in its AI governance policies and the direction of future collaboration between Japan and the United States. The paper begins with a ...

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace held a discussion on Japan's Indo-Pacific strategy, with a focus on the Indian Ocean. Foreign affairs analysts talked about how Japan, the United ...