By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated while potentially prolonged political ...

The U.S. trade deal will further support improving economic fundamentals in Japan, which underpin our constructive equity ...

Japan's Upper House election kicked off Thursday. More than 500 candidates are trying to court voters. The ruling coalition ...

William Sposato is a Tokyo-based journalist who has been a contributor to Foreign Policy since 2015. He has been following ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, under growing pressure to step down over the historic loss of his ruling party in a weekend election, says he will decide on whether to resign after closely stu ...

Anti-establishment parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite struck a chord with working-age people in Japan.

Japan votes in a key election as Prime Minister Ishiba faces a possible loss Voters are divided between stability and change, with some voicing concern about escalating xenophobia.

Japan votes in a key election as Prime Minister Ishiba faces a possible loss Voters are divided between stability and change, with some voicing concern about escalating xenophobia.

TOKYO — Exit polls show Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba 's ruling coalition is likely to lose a majority in the smaller of Japan's two parliamentary houses in a key election Sunday, worsening the ...

Japanese voters headed to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for seats in the parliament’s upper chamber, in an election that could put Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition on ...

Supporters of Japan's Sanseito party leader react during the party’s rally in Tokyo, Japan, July 21, 2025, a day after the upper house election. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon ...

Japan Japan votes in a key election as Prime Minister Ishiba faces a possible loss Voters are divided between stability and change, with some voicing concern about escalating xenophobia.