Japan economy`s Q2 contraction a blow for `Abenomics`

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 06:57

Japan`s economy contracted 0.4 percent in the April-June quarter, official data showed Monday, underscoring how Tokyo`s "Abenomics" growth programme has yet to grain traction.

Japan's revised Q1 growth blows past expectations

Last Updated: Monday, June 8, 2015, 18:38

Japan posted stronger-than-expected growth in the first quarter as a pickup in capital spending powered the world's number three economy, but some economists warned that the recovery could be short-lived.

Japan pension system hacked, 1.25 million cases of personal data leaked

Last Updated: Monday, June 1, 2015, 18:10

Japan`s pension system has been hacked and more than a million cases of personal data leaked, authorities said on Monday, in an embarrassment that revived memories of a scandal that helped topple Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in his first term in office.

Japan unveils $110 bn plan to fund Asia infrastructure, eye on AIIB

Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 22:31

Japanese officials said the plan, announced by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a symposium of Asian officials and experts, represents a 30 percent increase over Tokyo`s past infrastructure funding.

Japan unveils $110 billion plan to fund Asia infrastructure, eye on AIIB

Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 17:08

Japan unveiled a plan on Thursday to provide $110 billion in aid for Asian infrastructure projects, as China prepares to launch a new institutional lender that is seen as encroaching on the regional financial clout of Tokyo and its ally Washington.

US, Japan make progress in trade talks but no deal seen yet: White House

Last Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2015, 06:11

US and Japanese negotiators have made "substantial progress" toward a deal on a major Pacific free-trade pact but President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are not expected to announce a final accord during Abe`s Washington visit next week, the White House said on Friday.

Japan factory output drops in February

Last Updated: Monday, March 30, 2015, 09:14

Japanese factory output fell by a worse-than-expected 3.4 percent in February, data showed Monday, adding to the gloom enveloping the world`s third largest economy as it struggles to overcome last year`s sales tax rise.

Australia signals approval of China-based AIIB; Japan divided

Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 17:16

Australia said on Friday there was a lot of merit in the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) while Japan`s finance minister signalled cautious approval of the institution that the United States has warned against.

Japan promises $4 billion in aid to combat disasters over four years

Last Updated: Saturday, March 14, 2015, 20:21

Japan will provide assistance amounting to USD 4 billion in the coming four years to reduce the number of disaster victims and their suffering around the world, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday.

Japan economy grows 0.6% in Q4, out of recession

Last Updated: Monday, February 16, 2015, 06:49

Japan`s economy grew 0.6 percent in the three months to December, as the world`s third largest economy crawled out of recession, the government said Monday, while the data showed flat growth for the full year.

Japan logs record-low current account surplus in 2014

Last Updated: Monday, February 9, 2015, 07:42

Japan`s current account surplus shrank nearly a fifth to a record low $22 billion in 2014, the fourth straight annual fall, as its trade deficit swelled amid a weak yen, official data showed Monday.

Japan inflation slows again in December as spending drops

Last Updated: Friday, January 30, 2015, 08:24

Japan`s core consumer inflation slowed for a fifth straight month in December, as the internal affairs ministry reported household spending fell a greater-than-expected 3.4 percent from a year ago.