Japanese consumers have expressed worries about rising prices of goods ahead of the Feb. 8 general election for the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country's ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8, counting on her ...

TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Yen sharply appreciates vs. dollar amid caution over intervention NEW YORK - The Japanese yen appreciated ...

Residents gathered in Tokyo on Friday to oppose misinformation and discrimination against foreigners as campaigning for the ...

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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of Parliament, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election ...

Japan's new conservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of parliament on Friday, paving the way for a snap election on February 8. Takaichi has been riding high in opinion ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolves lower house of Parliament, paving the way for Feb. 8 snap election ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of Parliament on Friday, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap ...

Asian shares and U.S. futures are higher after U.S. stocks rose, regaining more of their losses for the week. The Bank of ...

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