Japan economy

Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes flat as Nintendo falls

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed flat on Monday, as Nintendo shares tumbled after reports said its next console would be…

Japan economy shrinks in Q3 as natural disasters hit

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's economy shrank in the three months to September, official data showed Wednesday, after a string…

Japan confirms its economy shrank after two years of growth

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's economy slid into negative territory for the first time in two years at the beginning…

Bank of Japan’s ‘bazooka-wielding’ Kuroda nominated for second term

by Hiroshi Hiyama and Richard Carter Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government nominated Haruhiko Kuroda for a…

Japan trade surplus drops 40% in October

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's October trade surplus shrank 40.7 percent from a year earlier as growth in exports were…

Japan’s Kobe Steel scandal spreads, 500 firms affected

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Kobe Steel admitted Friday that a snowballing falsified data scandal had affected around 500 customers,…

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