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The yen rallied on Friday after forecast-busting inflation data out of Tokyo boosted talk of another Japanese interest rate cut next month, while equity markets were mixed as traders...
Japan is considering spending 13.9 trillion yen ($90 billion) from its general account to fund a new stimulus package aimed at mitigating the impact of rising prices on households,...
TOKYO: Japan’s wholesale inflation accelerated in October at the fastest annual pace in more than a year as renewed yen falls pushed up import costs for some goods, complicating...
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its long-time ally, Komeito, failed to muster a majority in the legislative elections held on Sunday. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who became...
Japan's ruling coalition is certain to lose its parliamentary majority as a result of Sunday's national election, public broadcaster NHK reported, raising uncertainty over the make-up of the next...
Japan voted on Sunday in its tightest election in years, with new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his juggernaut Liberal Democratic Party facing potentially their worst result since 2009....
Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan's ruling party in her 20-seat prefecture for the Oct. 27 general election, reflecting the tough battle women face in breaking...
Japanese grassroots Nihon Hidankyo movement founded by survivors of the US atomic bomb attacks has won the Nobel Peace Prize. This has been touted as a warning not to use...
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organisation of survivors of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against...
Shigeru Ishiba has won the leadership contest of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and he is set to take over as Japan’s prime minister next week. This was the...