Japan has reported its economy expanded at an annualized rate of 2.1% in the January-March quarter. Government data released ...

The growth was sharply higher compared with Reuters-polled analysts' average estimate of 1.7%, and against the 1.3% in the previous quarter.

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 19 (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter on solid exports and ...

Japan reported a trade surplus of JPY 301.9 billion in April 2026, compared to a deficit of JPY 149.5 billion in April 2025, ...

Japan’s economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.1% in the first quarter, surpassing expectations, though analysts warned that ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday he is confident Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will successfully guide Japan’s monetary policy following discussions on the sidelines of the G7 meeting ...

Japan's economy grew an annualized real 2.1 percent in the January-March period, marking the second straight quarterly ...

Japan’s economy continued to expand during the first quarter of 2026, backing the case for an imminent rate hike by the Bank ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's economy shrank almost 2% in the three months through September, as a drop in exports in the face of U.S. tariffs resulted in the first contraction in six quarters, government ...

J APAN’S POST-WAR manufacturing miracle provided a template for China to copy. Japan’s “lost decades” after 1990 served as a ...

Japan‘s economy contracted at a 1.8% annualized rate in the third quarter of 2025, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have caught up with the island nation’s exports. Trump reached a trade deal with ...