The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support ...

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 after U.S. stock indexes hit new records. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were little changed.

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

A bad night for the ruling coalition could cost the prime minister his job and make it harder to strike a deal with ...

Japan's prime minister is clinging to power today, but his outlook remains uncertain. This follows a weekend election that ...

The downside risk to the USD/JPY exchange rate has become greater since Japan's election and traders should short the cross with a target of 142. That's according to a new note by a team of forex ...

Akazawa is visiting Washington to hold further talks with the United States, as Tokyo hopes to clinch a deal by an August 1 ...

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.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high ...