The Japanese population is expected to shrink by one third in the next half century, a government report says.
The Health and Welfare ministry estimates that 40 percent of the population will be of re…

After being scared off by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, Chinese tourists are visiting Japan in record numbers again, generating much-needed business and optimism for the nation’s strug…

Retail sales in Japan rose in December at their fastest pace in more than a year, official figures show, as consumer spending recovers after the earthquake and tsunami in March.
Sales rose 2.5 percent…

Japan’s core consumer prices fell for the third consecutive month in the year to December due to weak demand, showing mild deflation is likely to persist this year as energy prices stabilize and…

Japan has announced its first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years, a setback for a country known for its exports including cars and electronics.
The deficit came in at JPY2.49 trillion (USD32 b…

The number of foreign nationals entering Japan in 2011 dived 24.4 percent from a year earlier to 7.14 million, down 2.31 million, marking the sharpest decline in both rate and number since 1950, when …

Japan’s business confidence among people with jobs sensitive to domestic economic trends improved in December for the first time in two months, due partly to strong sales of winter clothes and p…