The latest NHK opinion poll suggests the approval rate for Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's Cabinet stands at 62 percent, down ...

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 ...

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average surged 1,609.27 points, or 3.10%, to finish at 53,549.16. The broader Topix index rose ...

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average surged 1,609.27 points, or 3.10%, to finish at 53,549.16. The broader Topix index rose ...

It has emerged that four local assembly members of Nippon Ishin (also known as the Japan Innovation Party, or JIP) evaded ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reportedly conveyed to a party executive her plan to dissolve the Lower House at the start ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap election at the outset of ...

Nikkei 225 hits record highs on snap election speculation whilst USD/JPY approaches 159. Analyse political risks and ...

Japan’s finance minister has said US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent shares Tokyo’s concerns about the yen’s recent weakness ...

Country’s first female prime minister hopes a bigger majority will help her implement her political and fiscal agenda.