TOKYO -- With the stock market plunging to 16-year lows, talk of deflationary dangers and a morass of confusion in its political leadership, Japan appears to be headed toward a serious economic crisis ...

(Bloomberg) -- New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, speaking in his first press conference as national leader, pledged to keep up efforts to decisively end deflation and called on the Bank of ...

TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japan can retain its decade-old blueprint focusing on efforts to beat deflation even if the central bank were to phase out its massive stimulus with an end to negative ...

(Bloomberg) -- New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba emphasized in his first speech to parliament that his top economic priority is to defeat deflation and put the nation on a stable growth track ...

While the rise in Japan's key long-term interest rate toward 2 percent is seen as a process of normalization as the country ...

During his Nov. 13 visit to Tokyo, U.S. President Barack Obama emphasized that Japan, as the world’s second largest economy, has a special role in the global marketplace. One week later, it’s becoming ...

Adds policy poll, picture available. TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) - Japan is considering calling an end to deflation in the wake of rising prices, Kyodo news reported, a move that would turn a new page ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The OECD has singled out Japan as facing the biggest threat of deflation among industrialized nations next year, warning that the global financial crisis could further damage an ...

TOKYO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Japan's government on Wednesday warned that deflation and high job losses could hurt a fragile recovery, maintaining a downbeat assessment of the economy in January. Sign up ...

The BOJ just said they are out of deflation. That's not incredible news? By the way inflation jumped 100bp in three months but all the major publications reported that it's still down. Does everyone ...

After years of wandering in the policy wilderness, Japan’s financial wizards think they have discovered what’s really wrong with Japan’s economy. It’s deflation. In January, Prime Minister Junichiro ...