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

With his calls to limit foreign workers, fight globalism and put “Japanese First,” Sohei Kamiya has brought a fiery ...

A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...

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

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

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

Japan is preparing to stir a sleeping world. The goal isn’t oil or gas — it’s mud. Mud that’s packed with the rare earth ...

T HE IMAGE Tamaki Yuichiro wants to convey is of upward mobility. His campaign poster shows him grinning against a vivid ...

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

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

The increase in rice prices slowed marginally to a 100.2% increase year over year, down from 101.7% in May.

Global shares are set for weekly gains, driven by robust U.S. economic data and corporate earnings. Asian shares lead growth, ...