Japan Economy

Relations With Japan At A Low As Obama Visits

nytimes.com | HELENE COOPER | Posted 11.12.2009 | World


WASHINGTON -- President Obama will arrive in Tokyo on Friday, at a time when America's relations with Japan are at their most contentious since the tr...

Japan's New Leader Reassures U.S. On Alliance

nytimes.com | MARTIN FACKLER | Posted 10.19.2009 | World


TOKYO -- Scrambling to mend fences with his country's biggest ally, Japan's next leader, Yukio Hatoyama, told the United States ambassador on Thursday...

Japan Jobless Rate Hits New High

BBC NEWS | Posted 09.28.2009 | World


Japan's jobless rate hit a record 5.7% in July and consumer prices fell at a record pace, figures released days before a general election have shown....

Japan Economy: Hostessing Now A Sought-After Job For Women

New York Times | Posted 08.28.2009 | World


The women who pour drinks in Japan's sleek gentlemen's clubs were once shunned because their duties were considered immodest: lavishing adoring (albei...

Japan 'Herbivore Men' Abstain From Sex, Business Careers

Huffington Post | Posted 08.27.2009 | World


As a result of Japan's languishing economy, a growing population of young adult males is deeming themselves "herbivores" and pursuing a radically diff...

Japan Unemployment Hits Record High

Asahi | Posted 07.31.2009 | World


The ratio of job offers to job seekers plunged to a record low in May, the unemployment rate climbed for the fourth straight month--and the government...

Japan: Diamond Engagement Rings A Luxury Of The Past

The Globe and Mail | Nathan Layne | Posted 07.11.2009 | World


To 29-year-old Tsutomu Tada and his bride-to-be, an expensive diamond ring just seemed like a waste of money, especially in these tough economic times...

Japan Looks To Comic Books To Rescue Economy

Guardian | Posted 05.11.2009 | World


While other countries bail out banks, slash interest rates and prop up struggling industries, Japan is pinning its hopes for economic recovery on a le...

Japan PM: "Harsh Storm" Threatens Global Economy

Reuters | Burton Frierson and Christian Plumb | Posted 11.30.2008 | Business


The U.S. economy contracted in the third quarter as the financial crisis raged, while Japan and Germany said they would spend billions of dollars to p...