Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid ...

TOKYO--Investors took the outcome of Japan's parliamentary election in stride, with markets already pricing in another electoral defeat for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's administration.

The dollar edged up on Tuesday, but activity across the currency market was subdued, as investors awaited any signs of progress in talks ahead of an August 1 deadline that could bring steep tariffs ...

Japanese politics has reached a major turning point. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito suffered a crushing ...

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

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Tuesday, despite overnight gains on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, driven by optimism over ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba mentioned on a July 20 radio program that 60% of Japanese military deaths during World War II ...

Founded on YouTube, Sanseito will “bring power back to the people”, party leader Sohei Kamiya, a 47-year-old former teacher ...

Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday after U.S. stock indexes inched to more records at the start of a week of profit updates ...

The yen strengthened versus the dollar yesterday after Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would carry on as leader even as the ruling coalition lost its majority in the upper house election ...

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