The Kojima region in Kurashiki, in what is now Okayama Prefecture, is no fresh arrival to importance in Japanese history. It gets a mention in Kojiki, the oldest surviving Japanese-language text.

TOKYO (AP) — Business sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers has improved slightly, according to a survey by Japan’s central bank released Tuesday, although worries persist over President Donald ...

Japanese manufacturing confidence surged to its highest level in nearly four years in November, led by the electronics and ...

Japans manufacturing confidence surged to its highest level in nearly four years in November, according to the latest Reuters Tankan poll. The survey, which mirrors the Bank of Japans key business ...

TOKYO (AP) — Business sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers has worsened for the first time in a year, partly because of worries about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese manufacturers grew more confident about business conditions in August after a trade agreement between Tokyo and Washington, but remained cautious about the outlook due to ...

TOKYO :Japanese manufacturers' sentiment was its best in more than three years in September, the Reuters Tankan poll showed, with trade uncertainties easing after Japan reached a tariff deal with the ...

The Bank of Japan's tankan quarterly survey for September, due out on Oct. 1, is expected to show slightly stronger business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers, after the United States ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers' sentiment recovered in January after a dip last month thanks to better conditions for materials industries, but their outlook remains flat due to uncertainty ...

Confidence among Japan’s large manufacturers improved for a second straight quarter, supporting the case for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates as early as this month. The business sentiment ...