For the first time in 55 years, Germany overtook Japan in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023, thanks in part to the weak ...

The growth was sharply higher compared with Reuters-polled analysts' average estimate of 1.7%, and against the 1.3% in the previous quarter.

In Q4 2025, Japan's GDP grew by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter, recovering from a 0.7% decline in Q3 but falling short of the expected 0.4% rise. The annualized growth rate was 0.2%, compared to a revised ...

Japan's economy grew 0.1%, both on a quarter-on-quarter and a year-on-year basis. This brought the economy back to growth, but missed expectations. The expansion also helped Japan avoid a technical ...

Japan’s GDP grew by 0.5% in the first quarter of 2026, up from a revised 0.2% in the previous quarter and above the 0.4% forecast, flash data showed.  This was the fastest growth since Q3 2024, driven ...

The USD/JPY exchange rate pulled back slightly, moving from this week's high of 158.85 to 157 as geopolitical tensions fell and after Japan published strong macro data. So, what next for the pair ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's economy probably grew marginally in April-June due to resilient consumption and net exports, managing to avoid a technical recession, or two straight quarters of contraction, ...

Japan’s economy expanded in the three months through June, the government confirmed in a revised report, as data for private consumption were revised higher. Gross domestic product grew at an ...

TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japan's economy is expected ‌to have returned to growth ‌in the final three months of 2025, thanks to vigorous corporate investment and resilient consumption, a Reuters poll ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 19 (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter on solid exports and consumption, data showed, though momentum will face a severe test as the ...