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

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s major setback in the June 22 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election is certain to give rise to concerns wi ...

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 ...

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

The dollar remained stable on Tuesday as investors focused on trade negotiations before the August 1 tariffs deadline, while the yen showed slight fluctuations following Japan's upper house election.

"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 ...

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

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Japan's ruling coalition lost control of the upper house in an election on Sunday, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's grip on power even as he vowed to remain ...

"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." kh-nf-stu/dhw ...

The election saw 125 seats in the 248-seat upper house contested. The coalition needed 50 of those but local media reported they only won 47, with the LDP winning 39 and Komeito eight, giving them ...

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