Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of Parliament, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election ...

European shares are mixed after markets advanced in Asia. U.S. futures turned lower early Friday. The Bank of Japan kept its ...

TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday she was watching currency markets closely, but declined to comment on speculation among traders that authorities had ...

The move by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help her governing party regain ...

In a speech on Monday announcing the snap election, Takaichi stunned debt markets by declaring her plans for a two-year ...

SEOUL, Jan 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for policy Elbridge Colby will visit South Korea from Sunday to ...

Asian shares and U.S. futures were modestly higher Friday after U.S. regained more of their losses after a tumultuous several ...

Core inflation touched its lowest level since October 2024, and was in line with expectations ...

TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing activity expanded in January for the first time in seven months, buoyed by ...

The setback occurred hours after one of the world’s largest nuclear complexes restarted, ending more than a decade of ...

Japan is reviving nuclear power, balancing the need for more clean energy against the lingering trauma of the 2011 Fukushima ...

Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald ...