Japan’s key consumer inflation measure accelerated to a fresh two-year high as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gears up for a ...

Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said on Friday that trade negotiations with the U.S. "remained in a fog" despite ...

Japan’s key consumer inflation measure accelerated to a fresh two-year high as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gears up for a ...

Japan’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.3 per cent, compared to April’s 3.0 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

May, a woman planning to run in this summer's House of Councillors election was delivering a speech on the bas ...

The price of rice doubled in Japan in the 12 months to May, data showed on Friday, as an acceleration in inflation piled fresh pressure on Prime ...

Public support for Japan’s prime minister is holding up after the government moved to address high rice prices, according to ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday ruled out dissolving the powerful House of Representatives for now, ensuring that ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday he had instructed the ruling coalition to include cash handouts as part ...

Japan’s core inflation rate accelerated to 3.7 per cent in May, official data showed today, posing a threat to Prime Minister ...

Japan’s fiscal position also appears healthier following a rare burst of inflation, which has boosted tax receipts.

Security has been tightened since former prime minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot during a stump speech in 2022.