By Junko Fujita and Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Heading into the most consequential Japanese upper house election in ...

Rob Subbaraman of Nomura discusses Japan's upcoming upper house election and says while an LDP coalition losing the majority has already been priced in by the markets, any big surprises may cause a ...

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

Japan’s latest upper-house election felt less like routine business than the season finale of an overlong anime: exhausted ...

Moody's has rated Japan A1, the fifth-highest level, with a "stable" outlook since December 2014. But it warned in a report ...

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

The success of the Sanseito party could reshape Japan’s domestic and foreign policy. It also aligns Japan with political ...

But far from introspecting and regretting its past, Japan's 2025 defense white paper has once again labeled China as its "an ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election later this month as his minority government struggles after its major defeat in last year's snap ...

Japan's markets brace for election impact on JGBs, yen By Junko Fujita and Kevin Buckland July 19, 202511:03 PM PDTUpdated July 20, 2025 ...

They estimate that a 5 percentage point cut to Japan's sales tax, currently at 10%, would lead to a 15-20 basis point increase in the 30-year yield.