This morning's GDP figures out of Japan confirmed that its economy contracted in Q1 of 2024. The JPY has slid accordingly.

Japan's economy contracted less than initially reported in January-March, due to upgrades in capital expenditure, government ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese economy shrank at an annual rate of 1.8% in the first quarter of this year, slightly better than ...

Japan released mixed data on Monday, which could limit the downside of the Japanese Yen. Gross Domestic Product Annualized ... with the opposite effect if the Trade Balance is negative. Share: Feed ...

Blackstone aims for 1.5 trillion yen ($9.6 billion) in deals in Japan through 2027, President Jonathan Gray told Nikkei. This would be on a par with the total amount it has invested in the country ...

Tourists, propelled in part by a weak yen that makes their money go further in Japan, have been pouring into the country ...

(Mainichi/Shintaro Matsumoto) TOKYO -- The gap between the ideal and reality for summer bonuses in Japan is expected to be ...

SINGAPORE - The flow of foreign investments into Japan may have slowed, but the weaker yen and reforms pushing Japanese ...

Japanese officials admitted on Friday that it pumped $62 billion in yen over the past month to slow its dramatic fall against ...

Japanese Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter (Q1) contracted 0.5% QoQ versus -0.5% expected and -0.5% prior, the Cabinet Office showed on Monday. Furthermore, the Annualized GDP ...

TOKYO: As a child actor, Kirato Wakayama was one of Japan’s most recognisable faces ... were said to have been offered 5 ...

A weaker yen is a boon for Japanese exporters’ profits but can squeeze households by increasing import costs. News reports, including from Reuters, foreshadowed the Bank of Japan’s landmark ...