Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of a small opposition party now able to wield outsized political influence, had long puzzled over ...

Observers contrasted Shigeru Ishiba with the late former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who formed close ties with ...

Private-sector analysts have said they believe Japan's economy grew only slightly in the July-September quarter, due to a ...

Former Bank of Japan policy board member Takahide Kiuchi said the domestic political situation is tilted against more rate ...

India’s gross domestic product could soon become larger than Japan’s, according to some economists, as economic stagnation ...

The growing risk of a superpower's self-justified actions destabilizing the global economy and afflicting people's lives is ...

Poland's Ministry of Industry and Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry have signed a memorandum to promote ...

Japan’s finance minister issued a fresh warning to the currency market in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, which ...

Japan will urge automakers to make all new passenger cars compatible with biofuel in the early 2030s and beyond in an effort ...

Bank of Japan policymakers were divided on how soon they could raise interest rates with some warning of the risk of renewed ...

The relations between Japan and Saudi Arabia have deepened in a wide range of fields beyond the energy sector, such as clean ...

The Nikkei average finished marginally higher at 39,533.32 while the broader Topix index ended with a negative bias at 2,739.68.