The problems in Japan may expand elsewhere.

The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ...

JAPAN is consumed by talk of a “foreigner problem”. The story goes that the country has been overrun by ill-mannered migrant workers, misbehaving tourists and opportunistic foreign investors. But ...

As cognitive decline spreads among older investors, nearly half of Japan’s GDP is increasingly vulnerable to mismanagement, fraud and inactivity.

The yen's decline isn't solely a Japan problem. Explore the real reasons behind the yen's crash and uncover the global dollar ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. A man looks at an electronic boarddisplaying stock prices of ...

TOKYO – The Japanese, who inhabit one of the safest countries in the world, have been brutally reminded that the world is a dangerous place. In a shock to a country that can feel insulated from ...

Japan is a climate laggard among its North American and European peers, recording the lowest clean electricity generation rates of rich countries. Its solution: To bet big on an advanced and largely ...