Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi formally dissolved the House of Representatives on Friday, triggering a snap general ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The following is an explanation of how members of Japan's House of Representatives are elected. The lower ...

It is hard to raise cash by new issuance when there are uncertainties over financing costs amid higher interest rates Read ...

Police warned Tuesday that disposable hand warmers, a common winter item in Japan containing iron powder, may trigger metal ...

By Leika Kihara and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Any Japanese intervention to prop up the yen will have limited ...

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

The majority of foreign investment is concentrated in prime urban areas such as central Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto (Photo: ...

The 12-day campaign period for the Feb. 8 election for Japan's House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, began Tuesday. This is the first general ...

Shorting Japan’s government bond market has long been a “widow maker” trade. Many tried it over the last 15 years; few, if ...

Human rights groups and religious organizations issued an emergency joint statement opposing xenophobia on Jan. 26 to deter ...