The Japanese government on Friday approved a policy blueprint focused on wage hikes, setting a target of approximately 1 ...

A meaningful and sustainable rise in wages is a key goal ... policy. Japan lags far behind other big economies with an index for its real average annual wages showing almost no growth between ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that Japan should aim to boost its economy to 1,000 trillion yen ($7 trillion) in ...

Wages are rising in Japan more than they ... will spur the sort of positive growth cycle Japan’s been trying to achieve for years. So far, the Bank of Japan has remained cautious, keeping ...

Some of China's top beauty brands such as Proya and S'Young are exploring acquisitions of smaller foreign rivals to expand ...

a little more than the nominal wage increases in recent months. Japan’s nominal GDP in 2024 reached a record 609 trillion yen. “It’s a very ambitious goal that must be achieved,” Mr ...

Japan’s yen this morning briefly fell to above USD/JPY 145. Bank of Japan governor Ueda doused any market expectations for a ...

A rapidly escalating war in the Middle East and threats by Russia to exact revenge on Ukraine have thrust global security on ...

Trump’s calls to make Canada the 51st U.S. state have infuriated Canadians, and Prime Minister Mark Carney, who won his ...

Rarely have the aggregate GDP numbers been as much celebrated as they are being done in recent years. So, the question about ...