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By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy likely expanded more than initially estimated in April-June thanks to solid business spending, a Reuters poll showed, but growth prospects in the …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s jobless rate was steady at 2.6% in July, while the availability of jobs grew for the seventh straight month to a more than two-year high, government …

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese wages are unlikely to grow as much as nationwide consumer prices over the coming year, almost 80% of economists said in a Reuters …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese factories likely cut back output in July after the prior month’s near double-digit surge, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as manufacturers struggled to shake off …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity growth slowed to a 19-month low in August as output and new order declines deepened, amid growing pressure from persistent rises in raw material …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese trading firm Mitsui & Co is close to making a final decision to join a new Russian operator for the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, …

By Ritsuko Shimizu and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings Ltd is considering full-scale entry into the North American market, its chief executive said on …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japanese wholesale prices rose 8.6% in July from a year earlier, data showed on Wednesday, slowing from the previous month’s pace in a sign inflationary pressure …

TOKYO -Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) reported on Friday an investment loss of 3.75 trillion yen ($28.13 billion) for April-June, the second consecutive quarter of negative returns, as economic …

By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Japan’s economy likely rebounded in April-June from contraction in the previous quarter thanks to solid consumer spending in face-to-face services no longer hindered by coronavirus …

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO – Japan’s Subaru Corp expects strong demand from U.S. car buyers to continue, a senior executive said on Wednesday, amid growing concern about a slowdown in …

TOKYO – Japan’s services sector activity almost completely stagnated in July as rising inflation and growing economic uncertainty weighed on sentiment, while firms also said a boost from the lifting …

TOKYO – Japan’s manufacturing activity expanded at the weakest rate in 10 months in July, as pressure from rising prices and supply disruptions hurt output and new orders, suggesting a …

TOKYO – It goes a step too far to say a weak yen is the main reason for explaining why prices in Japan are rising, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President …

TOKYO – Mizuho Financial Group Inc, Japan’s third-largest lender by assets, reported on Friday a 36% drop in first-quarter net profit from a year ago when earnings were boosted by …

TOKYO – Japan’s manufacturing activity grew at the slowest pace in 10 months in July as output and new orders contracted, boding ill for an economy struggling to stage a …

By Tim Kelly and Yukiko Toyoda NARA, Japan – After a strong showing in an election overshadowed by the killing of former premier Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida …

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said on Friday he had ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff through July 10 to honor Shinzo Abe after the former Japanese prime …

TOKYO – Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, launched his “Abenomics” policies to lift the economy out of deflation, beefed up Japan’s military and sought to counter China’s growing clout …

By Elaine Lies TOKYO – Japan will vote in upper house elections on Sunday that have implications for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s grip on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) …

By Leika Kihara and Daniel Leussink TOKYO – The rising cost of living is turning into a thorny political issue ahead of Japan’s upper house election this weekend, as opposition …

SEOUL – South Korea’s LG Energy Solution is on track to supply Japanese commercial vehicle maker Isuzu Motors with an estimated 1 trillion won ($763 million) or more worth of …

TOKYO – Japanese wireless carrier KDDI Corp said on Tuesday all telecommunications networks have returned to normal after a nationwide system failure. Telecommunication services for both corporate and individual customers …

TOKYO – Japan’s services sector activity expanded at the fastest pace in over eight years in June as the easing of coronavirus curbs boosted sentiment among businesses such as those …

TOKYO – Japan’s factory activity growth slowed in June as supply disruptions in part due to China’s strict COVID-19 curbs hurt manufacturers, keeping the economy underpowered and with few catalysts …