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

The move by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help her governing party regain ...

TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday she was watching currency markets closely ...

Core inflation touched its lowest level since October 2024, and was in line with expectations ...

TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing activity expanded in January for the first time in seven months, buoyed by ...

In a speech on Monday announcing the snap election, Takaichi stunned debt markets by declaring her plans for a two-year ...

The setback occurred hours after one of the world’s largest nuclear complexes restarted, ending more than a decade of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early election on Feb. 8. The move is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help ...

The BOJ also upgraded its GDP forecast for the 2025 fiscal year to 0.9%, and also raised its GDP projection for the 2026 ...

Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald ...

Japan shut down 54 reactors after the Fukushima meltdown, but momentum has gathered under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to ...

The operator says reactor remains "stable" and has no "radioactive impact outside".