TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output likely slipped in August, weighed down by weak demand from overseas and local factory suspensions due to a typhoon, factors that could dent momentum in an ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's manufacturing sector expanded in June for the first time in 13 months led by an upswing in output, but overall demand remained weak as new orders shrank yet again amid ...

Japan's industrial production increased by 3.0% M/M in October 2024, accelerating from 1.6% in the previous month but falling short of the market consensus of 3.9%, preliminary data showed, marking ...

A man was arrested on Friday after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a factory operated by tiremaker Yokohama Rubber Co in central Japan, officials ...

The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI increased to 49.5 in December 2024, from November’s eight-month low of 49.0, above the market forecasts of 49.2, preliminary estimates showed. However, it ...

TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) - Japan's factory output rose at a better than expected pace last month, but cooling retail sales growth and a slowdown in production expected by manufacturers in the near ...

In business, admitting mistakes doesn’t shrink one’s integrity; it sharpens it. Yet many conservative managers still cling to the cosmetic approach: keep the brand polished, even if the engine is ...

OSHU, Japan (AP) — Katsunori Suzuki is one of a few craftsmen in Japan still producing cast iron cookware by hand using laborious traditional techniques. The president of the 172-year-old foundry ...