Japan's service sector expanded at its slowest pace since May in December, as softer overall demand countered a rebound in ...

Japan's service robot industry is set to triple in size by 2030. The country has become a hotbed for service robotics—from restaurants to nursing homes. Japan is struggling with a rapidly aging ...

The broader S&P Global Japan Composite PMI Output Index, which includes both manufacturing and services, fell to 51.1 in December from 52.0 in November, indicating the slowest growth in seven months.

Japan’s price growth in services hit 2% in July for the first time in 30 years, a long-awaited development for the central bank as it waits for evidence of sustainable inflation before laying out a ...

TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Japan's services activity expanded at the slowest pace this year in October, a business survey showed on Monday, reinforcing concerns that the key sector propelling economic ...

Hawai’i visitors to Japan revel in hotels, department stores and restaurants staffed by employees who aim to please. The visitors return to the Islands with wondrous “only in Japan” stories. But ...

TOKYO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Japan's December service activity expanded at a faster pace from the previous month thanks to strong demand and a lift in confidence even though the overall growth rate was ...

Activity in Japan’s service sector edged up to the strongest in almost a decade in March as the return of Chinese tourists boosted demand. The au Jibun Bank’s purchasing managers index of activity in ...