Japan's economy looking healthy
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Japan's consumer prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in October as unemployment fell, according to official figures.
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Japan's economy has grown more slowly than predicted, figures show, raising question marks over its recovery.
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Japan&#39;s economy grew 0.3 percent in April-June from the previous quarter, less than the 0.4 percent growth rate initially estimated, the government said Friday.
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Japan grew at an annual pace of 3.3% in the first quarter of 2007, figures show, higher than previous estimates.
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The Japanese economy is expected to grow just above 2.0 percent in 2005 and 2006, losing some steam on slower exports after an estimated robust 4.0-percent expansion this year, according to the OECD.
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Japan's economic recovery is on track as structural reforms take root but soaring global oil prices pose a question mark, the central bank chief says.
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Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.25  percent at the opening on Tuesday as investors stayed  optimistic about Japan's economy and bought banks and insurance  firms.
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Japan's economy will likely expand 1.6 percent in the fiscal year starting in April, slower than the expected pace for the current fiscal year because of dwindling capital expenditures and housing investment, the government said Monday.
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Japan&#39;s jobless rate rose unexpectedly last month while industrial output rebounded, according to data released Friday that painted a mixed picture of the health of Asia&#39;s largest economy.
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The Japanese government downgraded its  view on the economy slightly on Tuesday, citing weaker exports  and output, but it said a recovery was continuing due to steady  domestic demand, in terms of both personal consumption and  capital spending.  "The economy continues to recover, while  some weak movements have been seen recently," the government  said in its monthly economic report.
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Tokyo stocks rose by mid-morning on  Monday with a broad range of issues getting a lift from a key  survey that boosted optimism on Japan's economic outlook, with  expectations rising that growth figures will be revised up.
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Softening a surprise, pushing stocks and yen lower; economists say there&#39;s little cause for alarm. TOKYO  - Japan revised downward second-quarter economic growth Friday to 0.3 percent from an initial
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Asian economies are heading for robust economic growth in 2004, followed by a slight slowdown in 2005, the Asian Development Bank has said.
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To keep the economy rolling, Japan's new leader must push ahead with reform
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MUMBAI: Japanese stocks gained after a Government report showed industrial production rose for the first month in three, providing evidence that growth in the worlds second-largest economy will be sustained.
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The U.S. economy is in good shape,  with growth moderating to a more sustainable pace from the  rapid expansion in the early part of the year, U.S. Treasury  Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday.
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Japan&#39;s central bank offered a bleaker assessment of the country&#39;s economy Friday for the first time in more than a year and a half, citing weaker industrial production and slowing export growth.