TOKYOTOKYO — Japan’s economy is now the world’s fourth-largest after it contracted in the last quarter of 2023 and fell behind Germany. The government reported the economy shrank at an annual rate of ...

Japan has bounced back from a poor start to the year. The world's third-largest economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.9% in the second quarter, according to government figures released Friday.

Japan’s economy always seems to surprise – unfortunately, on the downside – and it has done so once again in the wake of the devastating quake and tsunami that hit the northeast coast on March 11. GDP ...

The Japanese stock market has reached all-time highs despite the country being in a recession. The three main sources of fiscal flows in Japan are federal government spending, the current account ...

GDP figures out Thursday show Japan's economy contracted for the second straight quarter in the October to December, period pushing it into a technical recession and ceding its spot as the world's ...

TOKYOTOKYO — Japan’s economy managed to grow in the fourth quarter of last year, averting a recession, according to revised government data released Monday that had previously shown a contraction.

Commuters walk in a passageway during a rush hour at Shinagawa Station Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan has slipped to the world’s fourth-largest economy as government data released Thursday, ...

FILE - A sushi chef prepares a plate at the Toyosu Market Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan has slipped to the world’s fourth-largest economy as government data released Thursday, Feb. 14, 2024, ...