Japanese household spending unexpectedly fell in April, government data showed on Friday, as consumers tightened their purse ...

Japan faces growing threats in its neighborhood, from a bellicose China and a potentially provocative North Korea. But the ...

He said in his inaugural address after taking office Wednesday that his government will deal with potential North Korean ...

An election was triggered in April by the removal of then-President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law late ...

The Asian ally is reportedly considering lending its technological capabilities to the missile-defense project in hopes of ...

From Japan’s semiconductors to China’s AI, the US has long responded to economic challengers with tariffs, restrictions, and narratives of threat to national security. But will the playbook that once ...

New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung described his victory as the start of the country’s return to normalcy, after ...

Japan’s bond market faces more challenges with debt sales on Tuesday and Thursday that may ramp up pressure on the government ...

Investment by Japanese companies in plants and equipment surged to a record in the first quarter led by industries focused on ...

The global upswing in economic activity is strengthening, with global growth projected to rise to 3.6 percent in 2017 and 3.7 percent in 2018. Broad-based upward revisions in the euro area, Japan ...

As the world economy faces unprecedented shifts, the dynamics of global trade, exchange rates and capital flows are evolving in ways that challenge established economic theory and policy frameworks.

Japan is now caught between two pressures: tame inflation and protect the yen, or hold rates low and risk capital flight.