I built my career in Japan as an American. I learned there's one thing that's non-negotiable.

Lauren Rose Kocher never worked full-time in the US, so her understanding of corporate culture was formed almost entirely in Japan.
Forbes

How The U.S.–Japan Tariffs Reshape Small Business Strategy

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Eric Youngstrom writes about SMBs, supply chain, eCommerce & retail. Small businesses across the U.S. now face a shifting tariff ...
U.S. News & World Report

Japan Business Mood Hits 4-Year High, Keeps Alive BOJ Rate-Hike View

TOKYO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Big Japanese manufacturers' business sentiment hit a four-year high ‌in the three months to December, a closely watched survey ‌showed on Monday, reinforcing market ...

Trump Hails Japan’s First Batch of U.S. Investments

The deals, totaling $36 billion, were the first step in a $550 billion investment pledge aimed at securing tariff relief and ...
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Japan Business Sentiment Improves Despite Tariffs

TOKYO–Large Japanese manufacturers became slightly more optimistic about their business conditions in the second quarter despite tariff concerns, reviving rate-hike expectations. The main index ...

Japan's economy barely grows in the last quarter as exports slow, with 2025 expansion just 1.1%.

Japan has reported its economy expanded at an anemic 0.2% annual pace in the last quarter, with growth for 2025 at just 1.1% ...
U.S. News & World Report

Japan Business Lobby Chiefs Urge Government to Tackle Weak Yen, Media Reports

TOKYO, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Two major Japanese business ‌lobbying groups called on the ‌government to address the yen's weakness, which is inflating import costs and weighing on households and businesses ...
New York Post

Nearly half of Japanese CEOs say they’ll boost investments in America — despite Trump’s tariffs

Nearly half of Japanese business leaders plan to increase their operations in the United States in response to President Trump’s calls for greater foreign investment despite worries over his tariff ...
Forbes

Japanese Business Gains From The U.S.-China Split

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a recent meeting. (Photo by JAPAN POOL VIA JIJI PRESS / JAPAN POOL / JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Japan business mood hits 4-year high

TOKYO >> Big Japanese manufacturers’ business sentiment hit a four-year high in the three months to December, a closely watched survey showed on Monday, reinforcing market expectations the central ...
Japan Today

Japan annual wage talks begin as focus turns to 5% or higher pay hike

Japan's annual wage negotiations effectively kicked off on Tuesday, with the focus on whether the momentum for pay hikes will continue, reaching the rate of 5 percent or higher for the third straight ...
The New York Times

Packed With Tourists, Japan Returns to Economic Growth

The modest expansion in the fourth quarter of 2022 was driven by a recovery in private consumption, as well as spending by visitors. By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Tokyo After more than ...