The dollar rose on Thursday, adding to a strong run this week, helped by a weakening euro facing a political crisis in Paris ...

A pledge by Japan's next likely prime minister to reassert government sway over the central bank has fanned worries about ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 63 points, or 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.7% to its own record. Advanced ...

Markets have responded to Takaichi's victory with the "Takaichi trade," pushing the Nikkei to record highs and weakening the ...

The big moment for which the female half of Japan’s 125 million people has been waiting for is here, and her name is Sanae ...

Driving economic growth and mitigating the adverse effects of rising prices are high on corporate Japan's wish list for the ...

Like many others, I have argued that the Democratic Party has lost touch with the working class. However, unlike some critics ...

A remark caught on a live mic about newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi triggered a public ...

The inability of the LDP and Komeito to forge a quick agreement and vote for Takaichi to become prime minister has created ...

Japanese news agency Jiji Press Ltd. said Thursday it has strictly reprimanded a photographer for inappropriate remarks about ...

The autumn festival, which will be held from Oct 17 to 19, is a popular time to go to the shrine. Read more at ...

In her expected capacity as prime minister, Sanae Takaichi will likely pour her efforts into realizing a long-cherished goal ...