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

TOKYO, Japan — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on Feb. 8, ...

Sanae Takaichi, the first woman to be Japan’s prime minister, is hoping to seize on her popularity by calling a parliamentary ...

Japanese consumers have expressed worries about rising prices of goods ahead of the Feb. 8 general election for the Lower ...

The previous governor, Hirofumi Yoshimura, resigned in an attempt to revive the so-called Osaka metropolis plan.

A bond slump that sent yields soaring to records on her election pitch to cut taxes on food has rippled through markets in ...

Japan’s prime minister called a Feb. 8 snap election in a bid to convert her soaring approval ratings into a firmer grip on ...

The ruling party says it will also accelerate talks on eliminating the current 8% consumption tax on food for two years as ...

Subfreezing temperatures and snowfall may prevent candidates from meeting voters in person, while a snowstorm on election day ...

The Bank of Japan opted to leave rates unchanged ahead of next month's election and as markets remain volatile over concerns about fiscal policy, inflation and geopolitical tensions. The outcome of ...

Candidates have just 16 days until election day to get their message out during what could be a snowy season in certain parts of the country.