Japan's core inflation accelerated in March due to persistent rises in food costs, data showed on Friday, complicating the ...

Japan will increase its defense spending to 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2027 and plans to spend around $70 billion on defense in the current fiscal year, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani ...

Japan's defense spending and related costs for fiscal 2025 are expected to total 9.9 trillion yen, equivalent to 1.8 percent of gross domestic product three years earlier, Defense Minister Gen ...

TOKYO -- Japan's economy expanded at an annualized 3% in February versus the previous month as companies rushed to export goods overseas before U.S. tariffs kicked in, according to an estimate ...

(Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's defense spending and related costs for fiscal 2025 are expected to total 9.9 trillion yen ($70 billion), equivalent to 1.8 percent of gross domestic product ...