Economy
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As Chinese Tourists Shun Japan, Hotels and Stores Suffer
The Chinese government’s advisory against traveling to Japan has severely blunted the growth in C...
December 18, 2025
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Japan Backs Public-Private Cooperation on Economic Security; Nations Seek to Avoid Excessive Reliance on China
The government has launched efforts toward public-private collaboration with Europe, Southeast As...
December 17, 2025
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Tokyo Ranks 2nd in Global Power City Index, Highest-Ever Position; Surpasses New York for the 1st Time
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe building of Tokyo Station The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [po...
December 17, 2025
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Economic Security Panels Debate Supply Chains, Rare Earths; Participants Emphasize Importance of Cooperation Among Allies
Participants from Japan, the United States, Europe and elsewhere joined four panel discussions at...
December 17, 2025
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Maddox: EU Needs to Become More Competitive Amid U.S. Uncertainty, China’s Aggressive Trade Policies
The following is excerpted from an interview with Bronwen Maddox, director and chief executive of...
December 16, 2025
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Officials, Experts Discuss Economic Security at Global Forum, Seek Public-Private Cooperation to Strengthen Supply Chains
Government officials and experts from around the world discussed economic security on Monday at t...
December 15, 2025
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Japan Business Mood Hits 4-Year High, Keeps BOJ Rate-Hike View Alive
TOKYO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Big Japanese manufacturers' business sentiment hit a four-year high in ...
December 15, 2025
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Japan Finance Chief Effectively Accepts BOJ Rate Hike
SENDAI (Jiji Press) — Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Saturday effectively signaled...
December 14, 2025
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Liberal Democratic Party Body Proposes Active Use of JBIC for Corporate Overseas Expansion
The Liberal Democratic Party’s Headquarters for the Promotion of Economic Security, in a draft pr...
December 14, 2025
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Tokyo Economic Security Forum to Hold Inaugural Meeting Amid Tense Global Environment
Energy resources, rare earths, food, semiconductors, advanced technology — how can Japan secure s...
December 14, 2025
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University of Tokyo Professor Discusses Japanese Economic Security in Interview Ahead of Forum
Prior to the Tokyo Economic Security Forum, The Yomiuri Shimbun interviewed experts who are sched...
December 14, 2025
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Japanese Government to Hold 1st Economic Security Forum
The Tokyo Economic Security Forum, an event organized by the Japanese government at which governm...
December 14, 2025
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BOJ Likely to Raise Policy Interest Rate as Impact from U.S. Tariffs Believed to Be Muted
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise its short-term policy rate target to 0.75% from 0.5% at its ...
December 13, 2025
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3 Megabanks to Lend up to ¥2 Trillion to Rapidus; Company Plans to Begin Mass Production of Next-Generation Semiconductors from Fiscal 2027
MUFG Bank, Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. have indicated their intenti...
December 12, 2025
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Japan Pulls out of Vietnam Nuclear Project, Complicating Hanoi’s Power Plans
HANOI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Japan has dropped out of plans to build a major nuclear power plant in V...
December 8, 2025
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