While BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda is likely to hold off raising rates to assess the economic impact from U.S. tariffs, there is a ...

More likely would be for Japan to compile an extra budget in autumn to fund payouts and tax breaks. The size could exceed ...

Although Japan’s economy shows signs of returning to normal inflation for the first time in three decades, global headwinds ...

A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...

Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime ...

Japan saw 21.5 million visitors in the first half of 2025, a 21% jump from last year and a record high for the period ...

A record 21.5 million tourists visited Japan in the first six months of the year, a 21-percent increase year-on-year, official figures showed Wednesday, despite visitors from Hong Kong dropping by a ...

TOKYO: A record 21.5 million tourists visited Japan in the first six months of the year, a 21% increase year-on-year, ...

Growth in tourism to Japan slowed in June as Hong Kong visitors stayed away after unfounded predictions that a megaquake was ...

Japan saw a record 21.5 million foreign visitors in the first half of 2025, government data showed Wednesday, with travel demand remaining strong even outside peak seasons. Visitor numbers for the ...