California's economy is the largest in the United States and fourth-largest in the world with a $4.1 trillion GDP as of 2024. It bumped Japan down to No. 5.

Nippon Paint maintains an investment-grade credit rating, currently an A from Japanese rating agency R&I. The average debt duration is about three years, with an average interest rate of 0.4% over the ...

The MSCI AC World ex USA Small Cap Index gained 16.93%. The Wasatch International Growth Fund—Investor Class outperformed its ...

Japan's deepening political uncertainty risks prolonging policy paralysis that could affect the drafting of next year's ...

The new forecast, still above private-sector forecasts for 0.5% growth, reflects worries that U.S. tariffs will make Japanese ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s power waned as the LDP and Komeito lost their upper house majority in Japan’s July 20 ...

Japan's government also said its primary budget surplus in the fiscal year 2026 starting in April next year will exceed its January forecast of about 2.2 trillion yen ($14.94 billion) thanks to ...

Japan's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it will set up new divisions to further promote economic security as part of its structural reforms, highlighting its increasing focus on the policy field. In the ...

The new U.S.-Japan trade deal lowers tariffs and strengthens economic ties, helping challenge China's regional aggression and ...

An urban explorer recently documented Kinugawa Onsen, a Japanese resort town in disrepair emblematic of economic hardship the country saw near the turn of the millennium.

An urban explorer recently documented Kinugawa Onsen, a Japanese resort town in disrepair emblematic of economic hardship the country saw near the turn of the millennium.

By embedding recovery into our statewide economic strategy, we move from managing crisis to building a more resilient and inclusive future About VAMHAR The Vermont Association for Mental Health and ...