That political uncertainty pushed the benchmark Nikkei share average down 2.7% last week, and selling is likely to continue ...

TOKYO: Japan's ruling coalition is set to lose its parliamentary majority, exit polls for Sunday's (Oct 27) general election ...

TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Japan's voters decide the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government on Sunday in an ...

A weak yen is beneficial for Japan's economy as the boost to exports exceeds the increase in cost of imports, the ...

China markets rose slightly while Japan's sagged before its Sunday elections. The biggest action was in the U.S. where Tesla ...

Asian stocks are mostly higher aside from in Japan, where investors are awaiting the outcome of an election on Sunday.

Recent data suggests that upward pressure remains on underlying inflation, but the Bank of Japan is likely to extend its wait ...

The Bank of Japan is set to maintain ultra-low interest rates next week, and probably signal a less dovish policy outlook due ...

TOKYO--Consumer inflation in Tokyo slowed below the Bank of Japan's 2% target but expectations for near-term rate increases remain high, especially given the yen's renewed weakness.

Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rose 1.8% in October from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, slipping below the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s priority must be economic reforms and reassuring investors, William Pesek writes in ...

In its semi-annual Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF warned that a "widening disconnect" between escalated ...