Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus departed for Tokyo in the early hours of today on a four-day official visit to participate in the 30th Nikkei Forum Future of Asia and hold bilateral talks ...

Japan lost its position as the world’s largest creditor nation for the first time in 34 years, giving up the title to Germany despite posting a record amount of overseas assets. Japan’s net ...

Robert Ward is the Japan chair at the London-based think tank the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), where he also directs the geo-economics and strategy program. He is the ...

[TOKYO] Yields on Japanese super-long bonds fell ahead of an auction on Wednesday (May 28) that is expected to test demand following a recent sale that sent jitters through global markets. Yields on ...

By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Osaka, Japan Japan has joined a growing list of nations, including Spain and Canada, that are assembling aid plans to help blunt the domestic ...

The world’s least risky asset class is making noise out of Tokyo. When Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba compared his country’s fiscal situation to Greece’s, markets responded with one ...

Japan is no longer the world's top creditor. That title goes to Germany, after Japan slipped from the number-one spot for the first time in 34 years, even with its net overseas assets at a record ...

But despite these grumblings, Seven & i management secured shareholder backing for all their proposals at an annual general meeting Tuesday, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported. These include ...

Yields on Japan’s super-long bonds extended their retreat to a third day amid speculation the government may consider reducing issuance of the debt after a rout last week drew global attention.

A wave of excitement spread across social media following reports that India had “officially" surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy. These reports were based on a recent ...

IANS India has officially overtaken Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, marking a significant milestone in its economic ascent. According to the International Monetary Fund’s ...

A comic book has sparked travel anxiety in East Asia with predictions that a “real catastrophe” will hit Japan this summer. The Future I Saw, a comic book by manga artist Ryo Tatsuki ...