Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba 's ruling coalition failed Monday to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in ...

The bruising electoral defeat suffered by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition has plunged the country into a state of political uncertainty, creating a significant new dilemma ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday after U.S. stock indexes inched to more records at the start of a week of profit updates from big U.S. companies. Japan’s benchmark surged and then ...

More likely would be for Japan to compile an extra budget in autumn to fund payouts and tax breaks. The size could exceed ...

Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against ...

Moody's Ratings said on Tuesday the potential impact of a cut to Japan's consumption taxes on the country's sovereign debt ...

The ruling LDP and its junior partner Komeito both suffered significant losses amid widespread concerns over the rising cost ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian share markets drifted lower after scaling a near four-year peak on Tuesday ahead of a slate of ...

This means that Ishiba no longer has easy control over the upper or lower houses of parliament; last October, the LDP lost ...

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Japan’s voters dealt Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with yet another devastating blow on ...