The yen’s focus is on two front-runners in Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party leadership election on Oct. 4, DBS Group Research’s Philip Wee says in a commentary. A victory by Shinjiro Koizumi is seen ...

By bno - Tokyo Office Japan’s benchmark Nikkei index closed at a historic high on September 22, supported by expectations of economic stimulus as the contest for leadership of the ruling Liberal ...

Japan's veteran lawmaker Sanae Takaichi, a contender to be the next prime minister, said on Tuesday the government should ...

France recognizes State of Palestine during UN meeting on two-state solution French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday at a UN meeting on the two-state ...

Whoever becomes the LDP leader must gain cooperation from the main opposition parties or risk facing constant no-confidence ...

The leadership contest for Japan’s ruling party kicked off on Monday, with five candidates vying to become the country’s ...

Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap - Nation and World News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald ...

The only woman in the leadership race for Japan's ruling party vowed Monday to improve the gender balance in her cabinet to ...

Japan’s ruling party leadership race formally kicked off Monday under close market scrutiny, with the outcome likely to ...

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) officially launched its leadership election campaign on Monday, with ...

Japan’s top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi vowed to ensure that real wages grow at a sustained pace of about 1% as ...