Japan's ambition to deliver a primary budget surplus for the first time in decades is going to be pushed back a year, a ...

Japan is likely to miss achieving its goal of running a primary budget surplus by the next fiscal year, according to three ...

If the Bank of Japan had behaved in a similar manner to its G 10 peers, notes Tim Baker of Deutsche Bank, the country’s ...

TOKYO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Japan's government is set to compile a record $735 billion budget for the fiscal year from April due to larger social security and debt-servicing costs, adding to the ...

The Japanese Cabinet has approved a record 8.7 trillion yen ($55 billion) defense budget plan for 2025 as Japan accelerates ...

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan saw record-high exports last year, as its annual trade deficit declined 44% from the previous year, the ...

It’s also on track with Japan’s defense buildup plan and its goal to gradually increase its defense budget to 8.9 trillion yen, or about $56.1 billion, by fiscal 2027. The government in 2022 ...

Japan's government on Friday approved a record budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on social welfare, as the population ages, and defence to tackle regional threats. The 115.5 ...

JAPAN’S government on Friday (Dec 27) approved a record Budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on social welfare, as the population ages, and defence to tackle regional threats. The ...