Rupert Wingfield-Hayes

Japan's Nikkei stock index closed about 16,000 for the first time since 2007.

Japan’s government debt equals about 230 percent of its gross domestic product.  To raise money to pay that down, the government will increase the national sales tax to 8 percent. Paying off massive debt seems prudent, but to avoid slowing the economy with the higher taxes, Japanese officials in the next day or so will […]

Today, the Japan Nikkei Index went up another 1.8 percent to get very close to a six year high.

Prices are up in Japan -- and that's a good thing.

Japan is hiking its national sales tax, from 5 percent all the way to 8 percent.

The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will now control both houses of parliament. What does the new majority mean for Abe's economic plans?

After an electrifying run over the past several weeks, stock markets around the world are down this morning.

Things have been electric on the Japanese stock market recently. But the country is in need of energy and is hunting for it in innovative ways.

Policies taken by the head of Japan are helping the country finally bounce back after decades of trouble. But is it enough -- and will it continue?

Japanese entertainment and electronics giant Sony has managed to make money, not lose it for the first time in five years. The company reported a net profit of $948 million.