TOKYO--Revised data confirmed that Japan's economy shrank in the first quarter, solidifying the risk of a technical recession. Real gross domestic product contracted 0.2% on an annualized basis in the ...

Japan’s economy always seems to surprise – unfortunately, on the downside – and it has done so once again in the wake of the devastating quake and tsunami that hit the northeast coast on March 11. GDP ...

Japan's exports in June contracted 0.5% year over year, extending the 1.7% drop seen in May as deliveries continued to decline for the second straight month. The decrease in exports was a reversal of ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to debate next week whether conditions are ripe to resume rate hikes as worries about a ...

You may not lose your sleep over the recession in the UK or Japan, but you could scratch your head. [iStockphoto] The word "recession" is rarely used in Kenya. Instead, the term "bad economy" or ...

Japan's economy officially entered into a recession in the third quarter. Japan said that its economy contracted 0.8 percent (on an annualized basis) in the third quarter after declining 0.7 percent ...

Analysts say chains such as Saizeriya, Sushiro and Torikizoku are exporting a recession-tested formula to considerable ...