Japan business failures log first drop in 29 months in August
The number of corporate bankruptcies with debts of at least ¥10 million in Japan in August dropped 4.8% from a year earlier to 723, down for the first time in …
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Japan’s exports rise for seventh month, supporting growth
Japan’s exports grew for a seventh consecutive month in June, supporting the view that in the second quarter the economy will recover from the preceding three months’ contraction. Exports gained …
UN report says that education, social safety nets vital for Asia to grow rich, cope with aging
TOKYO — As economies in Asia and the Pacific slow and grow older, countries need to do more to ensure that workers get the education, training and social safety nets …
Japan’s fiscal 2023 real wages show sharpest drop in nine years
Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wages fell 2.2% from the previous year in fiscal 2023, which ended in March — the sharpest decline since the 2.9% drop in fiscal 2014, when prices …
Crude oil prices near 2-month lows. What’s next?
Oil prices dropped to a near two-month low on receding tensions in the Middle East, a complex interplay of escalating supply levels, demand worries, and challenging economic indicators. The global …
India seen overtaking Japan in nominal GDP in 2025
India will overtake Japan in nominal gross domestic product in dollar terms in 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund’s estimates released this month. Japan’s nominal GDP in 2025 is …
Machinery orders rise sharply, possibly easing domestic demand worries
Japan’s key gauge of capital spending grew much stronger than expected in February, rebounding sharply from the prior month’s decline in a welcome sign for domestic demand even as the …
Japan’s business failures top 9,000 for first time in nine years
The number of corporate bankruptcies with liabilities of at least ¥10 million in fiscal 2023 rose 31.5% from the previous year to 9,053, topping 9,000 for the first time in …
Japan corporate capex jumps, paving way for BOJ exit from stimulus
Japan’s corporate spending on plants and equipment jumped in the fourth quarter, suggesting likely positive revisions to data that showed the economy unexpectedly tipping into recession last year. The solid …
Japan’s December core machinery orders rise, recovery seen limited
Japan’s core machinery orders in December rose slightly more than expected but remained down year-on-year, government data showed on Monday, although further gains are expected to be capped by global …