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

Japan is facing trade and political uncertainty after a historic defeat for the prime minister’s ruling party. Shigeru Ishiba ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said on Saturday he planned to visit Washington next week to ...

Japan’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said he’s aiming to visit Washington next week to continue efforts to win tariff ...

If the current ruling party loses its majority, the country’s waters could become uncharted at a critical time.

The decrease in exports was a reversal of the 0.5% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters, and comes amid a lack of a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. trade deal with Japan is still possible, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social ...

Japan's trade surplus significantly narrowed to JPY 153.1 billion in June 2025, a substantial drop from JPY 221.3 billion a ...

The yen firmed on Monday after Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in the upper house, suggesting the result was ...

Japan’s upper house election on Sunday dealt a big blow to the ruling coalition and sets markets up for possible policy ...

Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain a ...

The yen rose across the board on Monday after Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in the upper house, suggesting the ...