Japan's ambition to deliver a primary budget surplus for the first time in decades is going to be pushed back a year, a ...

The government should primarily focus on sticking to the 43 trillion yen limit, Sakakibara, a former chief of the Japan Business ... public burden and specific financial resources." ...

There are no quick solutions to Japan’s labour market issues and much more needs to be done to facilitate greater worker mobility.

A global watchdog warns that Japan needs to do more to combat ... ongoing customer due diligence on bank accounts is insufficient. Financial institutions have implemented stricter procedures ...