Sometimes, it’s the pressing election issues that no one is talking about that matter most. Especially when the omission is ...

Although Japan’s economy shows signs of returning to normal inflation for the first time in three decades, global headwinds and fiscal fragility pose ongoing challenges.

T HE IMAGE Tamaki Yuichiro wants to convey is of upward mobility. His campaign poster shows him grinning against a vivid ...

On the face of it, President Donald Trump’s all-out attack on world trade makes no sense. The United States was the main ...

Germany's GfK consumer sentiment index is scheduled for Thursday. It is followed by Friday's release of the Ifo economic sentiment index, as well as Italy's consumer and business confidence and France ...

As reaffirmed by the latest CPI data, domestic prices--especially for goods--remain strong, but with the conclusion of U.S.-Japan trade negotiations still uncertain, the BOJ will likely continue to ...

Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has ...

Japan's shaky minority government is poised for another setback in an upper house vote on Sunday, an outcome that could jolt ...

Governments that want to compete with China or the US cannot continue on their existing path. They need to do something ...

A common theme running through these global developments is that rivals such as China seem to be faring better in dealing ...