Japan’s unemployment rate in May inched up to 5.2 percent, worsening for the third straight month, reflecting companies’ reluctance to add to payrolls due to uncertain economic prospects a…

Japanese retail sales rose for their fifth straight month in May, but fell in comparison to the previous month. Peter Dixon from investment bank Commerzbank Securities has analysis.
To watch the inter…

Japan’s key consumer price index (CPI) fell 1.2 percent in May from a year earlier for the 15th straight monthly decline, the Japanese government said on Friday, underscoring that deflationary p…

Japan’s export growth slowed in May, highlighting the vulnerability of the economic recovery to overseas trade.
Shipments abroad advanced 32.1 percent from a year earlier, less than April’…

The Japanese government said on Friday it aims to achieve positive consumer inflation in the fiscal year to March 2012 by boosting investment in clean energy and other areas with strong potential for …

With Japanese consumers spending less and the flow of both domestic and international travellers slowing down, visitors from mainland China and their strong buying power have become star customers for…

Large Japanese companies have become more optimistic in the April-June period than they were in the previous quarter, due to strong overseas demand, especially from Asia, a joint survey by the Japanes…

Japan’s economy expanded more than initially estimated in the first quarter, driven by exports and consumer spending, which was revised upwards, the Japanese government said on Thursday.
Gross d…

Sony Corp. and Nissan Motor Co.’s CEO may be among the executives whose salaries are revealed this month for the first time as Japan’s Financial Services Agency is requiring all listed com…

Japanese corporate bankruptcies fell for a 10th month in May, extending the longest streak of declines in five years, as the nation’s economic recovery helped more firms stay afloat.
Business fa…