Yen currency hits three-month lowRuling coalition punished over scandals, inflationDays, maybe weeks of political wrangling aheadVote on next PM may be held Nov. 11, Kyodo News saysTOKYO, Oct 28 (Reuters)…
Item 1 of 2 A woman accompanying her children in Halloween costume prepares to vote during the general election at a polling station in Tokyo, Japan October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Kim…
Item 1 of 7 Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Issei Kato[1/7]Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at his official…
Sept 30 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.Investors in Asia go into the last trading day of the quarter still riding high on the double…
TOKYO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Japan's next prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, says he reads three books a day and would rather do that than mingle with the ruling party colleagues…
Kishida's departure will deprive BOJ of counterpart to work withMost candidates to succeed Kishida favor policy normalizationPolitical uncertainty diminishes chance of Sept or Oct rate hikeReversal of weak-yen trend may…
Kishida will not seek re-election as party leaderKishida's term dogged by scandals, discontent over inflationPM says politics can't function without public trustTOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio…