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With the accomplishments of Abenomics in the rear-view, the route forward for Japan remains uncertain. Robin Harding is the Tokyo Bureau chief for the Financial Times. Until 2015, he was based in Washington D.C., covering the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Treasury, and the IMF for the Financial...

Yoshihide Suga, Shinzo Abe's right-hand man for nearly eight years, has been elected president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, making him all but certain to become prime minister of the world's third-largest economy later this week. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, Wisdo...

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B) recently purchased 5% stakes in five Japanese general trading firms, known as "sogo shosha." Jesper Koll, WisdomTree's Japan Strategist, believes a number of considerations beyond the traditional inexpensive valuations and great cash flow m...

By Jesper Koll Last week, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe decided to step down for personal health reasons. His record-breaking long and stable grip on Japanese power has set a very high bar for his successor. On both the domestic and global stages, he'll be a hard act to follow. Howe...

Japanese business activity contracted further in July, according to flash PMI data, adding to concerns about the depth of the economic downturn and recovery speed relative to other countries as conditions remain challenging for many manufacturing and service sector companies due to the COVID-1...

By Helena Fung, head of sustainable investment, APAC The appetite among domestic investors in Japan for ESG (environmental, social and governance) instruments has undoubtedly been gaining momentum. The Japan Sustainable Investment Forum ((JSIF)) reports that total sustainable investment ...

Flash PMI data showed business activity in Japan's private sector contracted sharply again in June despite an easing of emergency measures taken to limit the COVID-19 pandemic. While the downturn slowed further from April's record decline, the Japanese economy continued to struggle amid the c...

Remember the Tokyo Olympics? The Summer Games planned now to be  hosted by Japan next year are not expected to be done with grand splendor, according to organizers. That development is a departure from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's original hope of holding the games in their full form. ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is planning to ease business restrictions in the city to "step 2" of its reopening plan on June 1. More news on: iShares MSCI Japan ETF, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF, Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF, News on the U.S. economy, News on...

The Japanese economy suffered a further substantial fall in business activity during May, according to the latest flash PMI results. The downturn reflected not only the extension of emergency measures taken domestically to contain the COVID-19 pandemic but also the collapse in global demand. T...