Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has ruled for most of the post-war period, and its partner Komeito, are forecast to lose their majority in a repeat of last year's ...

Throughout the spring, Ishiba battled to reach a deal on the government’s budget and to assuage concerns among the public ...

Japan's sales tax rate is set at 10%, except for food items at 8%. Ishiba has shunned opposition calls to slash the sales tax ...

By Makiko Yamazaki (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Thursday called for vigilance against excessive foreign exchange volatility at the meeting of finance leaders from the Group ...

Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to ...

Fears of a recession are mounting in the world's fourth-largest economy, after export to the US declined for the second month in a row in June. View on euronews ...

Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since 2008 ahead of an upper house election.

Investors in Japanese government bonds are bracing for a potential power shift in upper house elections this weekend that ...

Japan and the United States are intensifying discussions over looming U.S. tariffs, with Tokyo reaffirming its commitment to ...

The city of Hiroshima, with its major employer Mazda, faces economic challenges due to U.S. tariffs on automobile imports.

Japan posted a smaller-than-expected trade surplus in June as exports continued to struggle under the weight of U.S. tariffs ...

As nations worldwide race to meet the 2050 carbon neutrality target, Japan has emerged as a key player in implementing "green ...