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Analysis-How Japan's election outcome muddles the BOJ's policy path
Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...
World markets are mixed and Japan's shares dip after election leaves Ishiba's future in doubt
World shares were mixed on Tuesday after U.S. stock indexes inched to more records at the start of a week of profit updates ...
Japan PM laments ‘harsh’ election result as upper house control slips
Japan’s shaky ruling coalition is likely to lose its majority in the upper house, exit polls showed after Sunday’s election, ...
Japan’s Long-Dominant Party Suffers Election Defeat as Voters Swing Right
The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...
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MAGA-style 'anti-globalist' politics arrives in Japan
Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against ...
How did a right-wing populist party that began on YouTube win big in Japan’s recent election?
Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...
Japan’s Prime Minister Faces Jeopardy in a National Election: What to Know
Shigeru Ishiba of the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party could face calls to resign if his party fares poorly in ...
Yen takes Japan election in stride even as uncertainty beckons
The yen firmed on Monday after Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in the upper house as investors braced for a period ...