Japan

  • Mar 22, 2019
  • 2 min read

Solid services will not offset industrial malaise

The manufacturing PMI surveys for Japan and euro-area suggest that neither will see much GDP growth at all this year

International
  • Mar 20, 2019
  • 6 min read

Japan's coast guard takes on role as 'second navy'

The role of the coast guard in Japan’s diplomacy and security is growing, as Japan tries to counter China

Japan
  • Mar 18, 2019
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New missile capabilities strengthen Japan's military

Japan has plans to double the range of its cruise missiles and develop new radar for missile defence

Japan
  • Mar 18, 2019
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Fragile world trade will dampen Japan's exports

Export volumes fell for a fifth month in six in February, hit by weaker demand for steel, semiconductors and automobiles

Japan
  • Mar 15, 2019
  • 7 min read

Tighter global money risks exposing banks’ fault lines

Banks have taken risks to maintain profits, but higher rates threaten those exposed to property and low-quality lending

International
  • Mar 11, 2019
  • 7 min read

Japan’s firms will not rush to exit the United Kingdom

The reaction of Japanese firms operating in the United Kingdom to Brexit has been minimal

Japan
  • Mar 11, 2019
  • 2 min read

Energy impact of 2011 Japan earthquake will endure

Today is the eighth anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster

Japan
  • Mar 8, 2019
  • 7 min read

Japan's political outlook stable but economy will slow

The G20, the enthronement of a new emperor and an upper house election make this a busy year for Japan’s government

Japan