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

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

The pressure on Ishiba’s administration is growing not just from external trade challenges, but also from within. With inflation pushing up food prices and dampening consumer spending, opposition ...

Moody's Ratings said on Tuesday the potential impact of a cut to Japan's consumption taxes on the country's sovereign debt rating will depend on the "scope, magnitude and permanence." ...

"It is difficult to conclude that Japan's fiscal condition is on a path of continuous deterioration," said Koichi Fujishiro, an economist at the Dai-ichi Life Research Institute. "Once the upper house ...

Bank of Japan officials see little need to shift their policy stance of gradually raising interest rates in the wake of Prime ...

The BOJ declined to comment on the potential impact of the election on monetary policy. "There's a 50% chance the ruling coalition could lose its majority in the upper house, which could lead to ...

“There’s no impact from the election result (on the negotiations),” Akazawa told reporters at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, saying that Japan’s national interest remained the “top priority.” ...

Moody's Ratings said on Tuesday the potential impact of a cut to Japan's consumption taxes on the country's sovereign debt rating will depend on the "scope, magnitude and permanence." ...

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

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 paralysis and a ...