While Kazuo Ueda had suggested that overall inflation will weaken below 2% soon, he also left open the possibility of an ...

Japanese stocks extended their climb to record highs while the yen and government bonds slumped on speculation that Prime ...

Japan’s currency fell as much as 0.6% to 159.05 per dollar, with losses accelerating after local media outlet Kyodo reported ...

Success at the polls for Takaichi, who ascended to the premiership in October, would provide a mandate for her to continue ...

Japan’s currency fell as much as 0.5% to 158.91 per dollar, with losses accelerating after local media outlet Kyodo reported ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had an “extremely meaningful” call with President Donald Trump and will visit the US leader later this year. The call comes amid heightened tensions in the ...

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Japanese premiere Sanae Takaichi may have extra trouble sleeping after she moved into the prime minister's official residence, where ghosts of Japanese soldiers from a century ago are reputed to ...

TOKYO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought on Thursday to ease market concerns over her expansionary fiscal policy, saying the government's draft budget maintains ...