The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is increasingly expected to raise its key interest rate at the October policy board meeting, as ...

The five contenders to lead Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party have faced off in a campaign debate. One of the focal points was soaring prices, which voters are pressing lawmakers to ...

The five candidates running in the race to lead Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party participated in a debate on Wednesday. They conveyed their pitches and also delved into foreign policy and ...

TOKYO -- The five contenders to become leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have set out diverging positions on the necessity of increasing defense spending beyond the current ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will not be able to rebuild itself unless it faces the root cause of ...

Super-long JGB yields have been falling from historic highs scaled earlier this month as concerns over Japan's fiscal outlook ...

Japanese prime minister resigns due not only to poor electoral performance but also strong pressure within his own Liberal ...

Frontrunner Sanae Takaichi has broken with the ruling LDP's tightfisted orthodoxy by calling for government spending to boost ...

Takaichi’s popularity among LDP supporters stems from conservative bona fides. But her win would also be a landmark for ...

One of the candidates, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Koizumi raised the point that tax cuts tend to benefit higher-income earners. “Regarding such issues, the ruling and opposition ...

A prominent Japanese politician has faced public criticism after visiting a facility for hungry children empty-handed. Motegi ...