In 2022, Japan pledged ¥43 trillion to a military build-up that would span five years, aiming to double its defense spending in a departure from its long-held stance of keeping spending to 1% of GDP.

The Japanese economy witnessed a growth of 0.6% QoQ in the quarter to December of 2024, missing the preliminary reading of 0.7%, the final reading released by Japan’s Cabinet Office showed on ...

That was smaller than the 1.0 percent contraction in the preliminary estimate for Japan’s real gross domestic product, or GDP, released in May. The annual rate shows how the economy would have ...

Midway through the 2020s, it's worth reflecting on the economic trajectory of the world's largest economies. Using ...

Japans economy expanded at a slower pace in Q4 2024 than initially estimated, as sluggish consumer spending offset gains in exports and capital expenditure. Government data released Tuesday showed GDP ...

TOKYO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Japan's real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by an annualized 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter last year, marking a downward revision from the preliminary estimate ...

TOKYO :Japan's economy expanded in the October-December quarter at a slower pace than initially reported, government data showed on Tuesday, weighed by weaker consumption but still likely ...

The growth of Japan’s GDP may sound like good news for the country, but it also means it will have to pay more to reach its target to spend 2% of GDP on defense, adding to the woes of a nation ...

[TOKYO] The growth of Japan’s GDP may sound like good news for the country, but it also means it will have to pay more to reach its target to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence, adding to the woes of ...

(Bloomberg) -- The growth of Japan’s GDP may sound like good news for the country, but it also means it will have to pay more to reach its target to spend 2% of GDP on defense, adding to the woes of a ...