Heading into the most consequential Japanese upper house election in memory and a possible defeat for the coalition of Prime ...

Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...

A bad night for the ruling coalition could cost the prime minister his job and make it harder to strike a deal with ...

Campaigning under the nationalist slogan “Japanese First,” the party capitalised on growing public frustration with ...

Moody's Ratings said on Tuesday the potential impact of a cut to Japan's consumption taxes on the country's sovereign debt ...

After months of fraught negotiations with the United States, Japan clinched a deal just days before punitive tariffs were scheduled to take effect.

The dollar remained stable on Tuesday as investors focused on trade negotiations before the August 1 tariffs deadline, while ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he wants to oversee the "steady" implementation of a recently ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-U.S. tariff ...

Mr Ishiba has been under growing pressure to step down as his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition ...

Mr Kamiya’s Sanseito party has also drafted a new Japanese constitution, which would restore some of the emperor’s political ...

Japan is due to hold its election for its Upper House of the legislative body on Sunday, Jul. 20. Ishiba under pressure ...