Ed Yardeni, Yardeni Research, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss how much U.S. investors need to care about fiscal issues in Japan, the government's efforts to stimulate the economy and much more. Got a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's economy shrank almost 2% in the three months through September, as a drop in exports in the face of U.S. tariffs resulted in the first contraction in six quarters, government ...

The last thing that an over-indebted Japan struggling with inflation needs is a prime minister who advocates fiscal stimulus and a loose monetary policy to stimulate the Japanese economy. This would ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government launched its economic strategy headquarters on Tuesday, aiming to boost the world's fourth-largest economy with public investment ...

TOKYO (AP) — Share prices have soared recently in Tokyo on hopes that conservative Japanese lawmaker Sanae Takaichi, who was chosen Tuesday to be Japan’s first female prime minister, will double down ...

On October 21, Sanae Takaichi, the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was voted in as the 104 th prime minister of Japan; the first woman selected for the nation’s highest post.

Steve Forbes praises Prime Minister Takaichi’s Thatcheresque inclinations, which could help Japan dig out of its economic rut. He warns that pursuing the same course as before will result in failure.

TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Japanese government largely retained its cautiously optimistic view of the economy in its economic report published on Thursday, while warning of downside risks from U.S.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Arthur I. Cyr is the author of “After the Cold War — American Foreign Policy, Europe and Asia.” Sanae Takaichi made history last fall when she became the first female prime minister ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan has called population decline the country's "biggest problem" and set out an ...

A display shows long-term bond market interest rates in Tokyo on Nov. 18. (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images) Japan has an aging population, and the government has enormous transfer programs that ...

The Japanese government under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing to tighten controls over foreign residents, prompting accusations of rising xenophobia. But the proposed policies are driven ...