In a 9-0 vote, the Legislature passed an ordinance intending to set an Aug. 26, 2025, date for a special election.

TOKYO: Japanese workers' real wages dropped by the most since September 2023 as inflation continued to outpace salary growth, ...

Ultralong JGBs slipped in price terms in the morning Tokyo session amid fiscal worries.

The United States will raise its “reciprocal tariff” on Japan to 25% effective Aug. 1, President Donald Trump said in a ...

ELECTORAL EXPERIMENT — Elon Musk is reentering national politics after a brief hiatus, vowing to disrupt the midterm ...

Having started 2025 at 2.28%, Japan’s 30-year government bond yields are now threatening to pierce the key psychological level of 3%. Concerns about Japan’s huge debt burden - currently 260% of GDP - ...

The House of Councillors July 20 election exposes the cracks in Japan’s political strongholds and the growing regional-urban ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday that the country "will not compromise" in tariff negotiations with the ...

President Donald Trump on Monday placed a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, citing persistent trade ...

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba slid further ahead of major national elections, a poll by public ...

Translating election materials is complex and costly for municipalities. More statewide coordination could help where federal ...

Japan likely won't sign a trade deal with the U.S. unless it includes a big cut to the 25% tariffs on autos, said analysts at BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions. Automobiles account for nearly 30% of ...