The share of votes garnered by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner Komeito in the ...

A breakthrough in trade talks with the U.S. might win Ishiba a reprieve, but so far there's been scant sign of progress in ...

TOKYO--Investors took the outcome of Japan's parliamentary election in stride, with markets already pricing in another electoral defeat for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's administration.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian share markets drifted lower after scaling a near four-year peak on Tuesday ahead of a slate of ...

--U.S. Treasury yields traded marginally higher after bond prices had rallied Monday. The two-year Treasury yield was recently up 0.7 basis point at 3.858%; the 10-year yield rose 0.8 basis point to 4 ...

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) secured 2% of votes in the July 20 House of Councillors proportional representation bloc, ...

Japanese politics has reached a major turning point. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito suffered a crushing ...

The bruising electoral defeat suffered by Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition has plunged the country into a state of political uncertainty, creating a significant new dilemma ...

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Tuesday, despite overnight gains on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, driven by optimism over ...

Asian markets are mixed after U.S. stock indexes hit new records on Monday. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were little ...

Moody's has rated Japan A1, the fifth-highest level, with a "stable" outlook since December 2014. But it warned in a report ...

Populist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against ...