Japan's shaky minority government is poised for another setback in an upper house vote on Sunday, an outcome that could jolt ...

The leaders of Japan and the European Union are slated to hold a summit in Tokyo on Wednesday to further strengthen their relationship, the government said. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to ...

Global shares edged higher on Friday as robust U.S. economic data and corporate earnings this week tempered tariff concerns ...

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

But a new source of worry has cropped up in Japan, where an upper house election on Sunday threatens the majority of Prime ...

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party ruling coalition may lose its majority in the upper house in an election on Sunday, which ...

Tard's attempt to create a global convenience store behemoth was set back when it pulled its $46 billion bid for Seven & i , ...

Japans core inflation eased in June due to temporary utility subsidies, yet remained above the Bank of Japans (BOJ) 2% ...

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

Japan-U.S. ties can also focus on engaging multilaterally, such as with Australia or South Korea, to address the issues raised in the Economic 2+2. Since Japan is preparing itself to make concrete ...

While there is some concern that the United States or Europe could enter a recession this year, Mr. Kobayashi expects that “demand will continue to lead modest growth for some time” in Japan.

Japan's economy has been struggling for two decades and faces some of the same problems the U.S. has. Here, a man in Tokyo passes an electronic board displaying falling global markets.