More likely would be for Japan to compile an extra budget in autumn to fund payouts and tax breaks. The size could exceed ...

Although Japan’s economy shows signs of returning to normal inflation for the first time in three decades, global headwinds ...

A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...

Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime ...

Japan saw 21.5 million visitors in the first half of 2025, a 21% jump from last year and a record high for the period ...

A record 21.5 million tourists visited Japan in the first six months of the year, a 21-percent increase year-on-year, official figures showed Wednesday, despite visitors from Hong Kong dropping by a ...

Growth in tourism to Japan slowed in June as Hong Kong visitors stayed away after unfounded predictions that a megaquake was ...

Japan launches government body to address over-tourism and unruly foreigners - Japan welcomed a record 36 million tourists in ...

China’s economy is nowhere near a breaking point – but it is unmistakably slowing down.

Hong Kong, a market with traditionally strong tourist links to Japan, saw arrivals to the country fall 11% year-on-year in May—despite Japan’s overall tourism still booming.

The cancellations follow the spread of predictions linked to a manga depicting a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.