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

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

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

Moody's Ratings said on Tuesday the potential impact of a cut to Japan's consumption taxes on the country's sovereign debt ...

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

The July 20 House of Councillors election showed that the foundation of Japan’s political order has crumbled. Japan, which ...

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

A Cabinet member on Tuesday said Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba should face up to his mismanagement of the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition failed Monday to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a ...

While foreign nationals do not have the right to vote unless they naturalize, as residents they contribute to the economy, pay taxes and raise families in Japan. As electoral results could impact ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government struggles after its major defeat in last year’s snap election.

After months of fraught negotiations with the United States, Japan clinched a deal just days before punitive tariffs were scheduled to take effect.