Japan's industrial production increased in December from a month earlier, owing to rising output in the transport sector, the government said in a report on Wednesday.

January31,2018

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Tuesday said it is maintaining its current monetary policy, although lowered its inflation outlook for fiscal 2017.

October31,2017

Japan's economy grew an annualized 2.5 percent in the April-June period with the figure being downwardly revised from a preliminary estimate of 4.0 percent growth, owing to a weaker-than-expected rise in capital spending.

September08,2017

Japan remains the world's largest holder of overseas net assets, with net balance of its external assets totaling 349.11 trillion yen (3.14 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2016, the Japanese government said on Friday.

May27,2017

The Japanese economy had grown an annualized 1.2 percent in the October-December period in inflation-adjusted terms, an upgrade from preliminary data, the government said in revised report on Wednesday.

March08,2017

Japan's jobless rate rose to 3.1 percent in November, up 0.1 percent from a month earlier, although job availability improved in the period, government data showed Tuesday.

December27,2016