Japan economy
IMF endorses Japan's commitment to flexible yen
IMF said Japan's commitment to allow the yen to move flexibly will help the central bank focus on achieving price stability
IMF Projects Japan’s GDP to fall to world’s 5th after India in 2025
Japan’s nominal GDP will be overtaken by India’s and slip from number 4 in the world to number 5 next year, according to projections by IMF
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
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.
Japan security debate marred by scuffles in upper house
Scuffles break out in Japan's upper house ahead of a vote on a controversial move by the government to expand the role of the armed forces.
