Japanese wages are expected to grow in real terms in the second half of 2024 for the first time in more than three decades, according to Asset Management One. Asset Management One economists ...

Japan’s equity market is undergoing meaningful change in corporate governance, driven by domestic reform and shifting ...

Japan's inflation picked up in January ... expectations for central bank policy,” said Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management. “But instead, it turned into a slugfest as high-ranking officials ...

Japan’s once-slumbering bond market has roared back to life with a burst of volatility that is echoing around the world. Major debt markets have moved in tandem with Japanese government bonds during ...

Japans annual wholesale inflation slowed in May, driven by declining import prices for raw materials, offering temporary ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's inflation-adjusted wages rose for two ... reflecting results from this spring's labour-management wage talks. Overtime pay, a barometer of corporate strength, fell ...

Japan must brace for the economic impact of rising interest rates, which could significantly increase government debt ...

The rate was the highest since June 2023, fuelling speculation over the timing of the Bank of Japan's next interest ... affairs ministry said. Overall, inflation including volatile fresh food ...

"The past three decades in Japan have been defined by minimal price inflation and negligible wage growth," said Yuko Iizuka, economist at Asset Management One. Wages growing faster than inflation ...