The Japanese economy, long a model of prosperity and fiscal discipline, is going through a period of complex turbulence.

and inflation could spiral further. Demographics is one of the biggest forces shaping Japan’s economy. The country’s ...

The figure — which strips out costs for fresh food — was higher compared to expectations from economists polled by Reuters.

Japan’s key consumer inflation measure accelerated to a fresh two-year high as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gears up for a ...

Japan, the world’s fourth-largest economy, faces mounting debt with a government debt-to-GDP ratio near 260% and rising inflation. Despite strong exports, a rapidly aging population and minimal ...

Governments can control interest rates and inflation rates ... This is as good a snapshot as any of Japan's demographic crisis. There are hundreds of communities here, fading like Ichinono.

Japan's declining population in agricultural regions could be having a damaging impact on biodiversity—a trend that could ...

Japan’s population is declining, productivity is lagging and it remains unclear whether wages are increasing enough to prop up spending as households face higher prices. Because inflation has ...

TOKYO--An uptick in inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area and solid outturns in other key Japanese economic data support the Bank of Japan's plan ... and aging population, to continue to ...