Okamoto said he called for Komeito to become a rallying point for realignment because he wanted to build a bloc of lawmakers ...

The BOJ officials see little need for consecutive rate hikes in the absence of signs that upside inflation risks will ...

Over more than seven months of conflict in the Persian Gulf, Japan’s risk-averse refiners and shipowners have stayed away ...

Japan’s rice harvest for 2026 is estimated at 7.4 million tons, down about 1% from the previous year’s 7.47 million tons, the ...

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Arnon Nampa was imprisoned in Thailand for calling for the reform of the Thai monarchy. He has been behind bars ever since. I ...

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The policy will consider future population projections, as the country seeks to balance a reliance on foreign workers with a ...

America and Israel’s unilateral aggression against Iran lacked international legitimacy and predictably destabilized the ...

France might be the first casualty, with other borrowers potentially being seen as expensive compared to what Japanese ...

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The complete withdrawal of U.S.-led forces raises the risk of renewed Islamic State activity and redeployment.