Japan emerged from World War II with devastated industry, severe shortages, millions searching for work and industrial ...

Japan ranks first in the World Economic Forum's 2026 Travel & Tourism Development Index, while faster gains in emerging ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Déjà vu abounds in Tokyo. Markets are celebrating a Japanese ...

Japan’s economic security strategy seeks to reduce dependence on China and strengthen alignment with the United States, but macroeconomic constraints complicate this shift. Yen depreciation, driven by ...

Steve Forbes praises Prime Minister Takaichi’s Thatcheresque inclinations, which could help Japan dig out of its economic rut. He warns that pursuing the same course as before will result in failure.

‘Xi, You’re Not Welcome’: As Trump Hosts China’s Leader, Thousands Protest in Washington Then-Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi inspects an apple orchard in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, part of a JICA ...

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 14, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S.-Japan Council (USJC) will host the 2026 Japan-Texas Economic Summit on May 11–13, 2026, at Live! by Loews in Arlington, Texas, convening ...

Japan is at a crossroads and faces a multitude of challenges that threaten its very existence. A prolonged weak yen, in combination with persisting inflation as well as mounting pressure on its ...

When a global shortage of semiconductors left car buyers waiting months for vehicles and retailers scrambling for appliances, a once-abstract phrase—economic security—became suddenly tangible. The ...

Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative with nationalist views, was elected as Japan’s first ever female prime minister on October 21. Known as a protege of the assassinated former Japanese prime ...