Japan’s long-term government debt yield touched the highest level since 2008, as a raft of election tax-cut pledges puts ...

As official campaigning began Thursday for Japan's July 20 House of Councillors election, minor opposition parties expected ...

Japan's ruling coalition is at risk of losing its majority in the upcoming upper house election, which could lead to political instability. The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito struggle with low ...

Shigeru Ishiba welcomed that Japan was the first Asian country Micheál Martin had opted to visit since his re-election as ...

Dealing with the increasing number of foreigners in Japan has emerged as an issue in the Upper House election, with parties’ ...

Concerns are mounting that Japan's longer-term interest rates may rise further, as lawmakers' campaign pledges to tackle ...

Yields for long-term debt rose as growing concern over widening fiscal deficits dented demand. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ishiba’s plan to distribute cash handouts of ¥20,000 per adult is expected to cost around ¥3.5 trillion, according to his ...

When Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba first met Donald Trump in February, his plan to placate the protectionist president's ...

Japan initially promised to invest $1 trillion in the United States in a move to avoid tariffs and woo President Donald Trump ...

The Democratic Party for the People modified language in its Upper House election manifesto that was criticized as xenophobic by voices both inside and outside the party.

Japan’s furor over rising rice prices is a reminder that state security is built on food.