Modern Japan sounds like a sci-fi premise: the incredible shrinking country. Japan may have one of the longest national life expectancies, about 85 years, and the world's largest city, Tokyo. But the ...

"The only reason why the Japanese market is up so strongly in the last two years is because the Japanese yen has been very, very weak," UBS' Kelvin Tay said. While Tay acknowledged that some gains ...

It’s a controversial move that some fear deviates from Tokyo’s pacifist ideals, but one others say is much needed in a ...

TOKYO — As a security hawk, Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has initiated a plan to consider changes to the pacifist clause in the country’s constitution, which has constrained its military ...

More cars are being exported into Japan these days, but what’s surprising isn’t who’s sending them, it’s who’s making them. Japanese automakers are increasingly shipping vehicles back home from their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York ...

Markets had long been expecting the Bank of Japan’s recent decision to end its policy of negative interest rates. Still, its March 19 announcement marked a turning point for a key economy and comes as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. Yes, they do—and in fact, excellent ones. The world's biggest wine competitions, ...