Japanese voters are participating in a crucial upper house election that could determine the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru ...

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

Sometimes, it’s the pressing election issues that no one is talking about that matter most. Especially when the omission is ...

Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has ...

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

Strong US data drives USD/JPY gains. Trade headlines, Services PMIs, Powell’s speech, and Tokyo inflation could shift yen ...

Following similar trends overseas, several Japanese political parties are announcing tougher regulations against foreigners ...

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

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 ...

Exports fell for a second straight month in June, fueling fears that U.S. tariffs will halt Japan’s economic recovery and ...

Japanese Foreign Ministry’s International Cooperation Bureau Assistant Minister/Director-General Hideo Ishizuki held the ...