TOKYO -- The ruling party election likely to choose Japan's next prime minister is shaping up to be a three-way race among ...

A bumper week of central bank meetings that included the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday and the Bank of England on ...

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

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

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

An important need of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is how to regain public trust as a record nine candidates debate ...

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 ...

One of the leading candidates to become Japan’s next prime minister said it was too soon for the Bank of Japan to move away ...

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

Sanae Takaichi, a prominent candidate in Japan's ruling party leadership race, emphasizes the need for maintaining ultra-low interest rates to support economic recovery. As the LDP prepares to elect a ...

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