Japan News » Chugoku News Japan » Chugoku » Economy: Japan’s economy contracts for first time in a year as exports fall, shrinking by a more than expected 0.2%
The GDP figure was a larger drop than the 0.1% contraction expected by economists polled by Reuters. Japan's GDP data comes at a time when the country is locked in trade negotiations with the U.S., ...
News Japan » Chugoku » Economy: Japan’s ‘Womenomics’ Push Ages Terribly As Economy Struggles
Pedestrians cross a road in Tokyo, Japan. Sometimes, it’s the pressing election issues that no one is talking about that matter most. Especially when the omission is by design — like the role of women ...
News Japan » Chugoku » Economy: Trump Tariffs Push Japan’s Economy Into Contraction
The Japanese economy shrank 1.8 percent from the same quarter last year as U.S. tariffs dampened automobile exports and prompted a bleak outlook for growth. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo ...
News Japan » Chugoku » Economy: Japan's New Economy Minister Says Weak Yen Has Benefits to Growth
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's new economic revitalisation minister, Minoru Kiuchi, said on Tuesday a weak yen has benefits to the economy and its demerits could be addressed by swiftly compiling a package ...
News Japan » Chugoku » Economy: Japan's economy avoids technical recession, but fourth-quarter rebound misses expectations
Japan's economy grew 0.1%, both on a quarter-on-quarter and a year-on-year basis. This brought the economy back to growth, but missed expectations. The expansion also helped Japan avoid a technical ...