On consumption, the ministry left its assessments unchanged for 10 regions, while upgrading its view for Hokkaido.

Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., is the Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Japanese automaker posted a 3.7 per cent drop in global group unit sales last year, including those of compact car maker Daihatsu and truck unit Hino Motors

The splitter is on the rise in Major League Baseball, and the Dodgers are cornering the market. Splitters were thrown more often in 2024 than in any other season of the pitch tracking era, which goes back to 2008.

Since the e-clutch system is compatible with current powertrains, Honda is expected to incorporate this feature in more bikes going forward

The deal takes Japanese giant Sojitz’s Australian HVAC services provider Ellis Air to more than $450 million in annual sales.

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The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end to ultra-low interest rates, will likely bring the central bank's thinking closer to global peers taking a more conventional approach on monetary policy.

Many baseball insiders wondered why Roki Sasaki chose this offseason to make the leap from Japan to Major League Baseball. The newest starter for the Los Angel

The Japanese government expects its annual debt-servicing costs to rise to almost $230 billion over the next four years as the central bank’s campaign to gradually raise interest rates drives up financing costs.

All outstanding loans from the central bank's fund-provisioning program to stimulate bank lending are expected to be wiped off its books by March 2028.

Hudson’s Japan Chair will welcome a panel of geopolitical, security, and economic experts to address the challenges and opportunities for US-Japan cooperation with Southeast Asia. Hudson Japan Chair Kenneth R.