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He also indicated that there is room for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates. In its economic forecast released Thursday, the World Bank predicted Japan's gross domestic product will grow a ...

Famitsu has posted its annual Japan sales report for 2024, which focuses mainly on physical software sales in Japan (and therefore doesn’t count digital sales). According to Famitsu, the Switch and ...

However, total console sales were down to 189.4 billion yen, a 30.3% decrease compared to 2023. As for the best-selling console games in Japan (physical only), Switch titles accounted for 9 of the top ...

The trip gave the impression that Japan’s relations with China were on the mend. Iwaya indicated that Japan would be open to hosting a Japan-China-South Korea Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...