The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to keep its short-term interest rate target between 0.15% and 0.25% on Friday, following ...

Japan's new prime minister will be formally elected by parliament on October 1 following next week's leadership contest, a ...

"Parliament underlines those insufficient deliveries of ammunition ... using U.S. weapons like the Lockheed Martin long-range ...

The North Korean Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), the reclusive state's rubber-stamp parliament, will convene a new session ...

Japan has a female candidate among the frontrunners to become prime minister in a vote this month, raising the possibility ...

Japan's ruling party leadership race, which will determine who becomes next prime minister, could complicate the central bank ...

A Takaichi victory could therefore push down bond yields and weaken the yen - an unwelcome prospect for policymakers eager to ...

Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on ...

The Japanese government is nearing a decision to abandon its plan to submit a bill by year-end that would help Rapidus Corp. secure funds for mass production of advanced semiconductors, government ...

Sanae Takaichi, Japan's minister in charge of economic security and a leading candidate in the ruling party's leadership race ...

As Japans leadership candidates vie for the prime minister position, all contenders agree on continuing wage growth but differ on how to best support households amid rising prices. Some advocate for c ...