Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain ...

A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...

Japan's core inflation slowed in June but stayed above the central bank's 2% target for well over three years, highlighting ...

Japan's ruling LDP and ally Komeito needed 50 seats in Sunday’s vote but managed only around 41, local media projections ...

Despite losing his parliamentary majority after a strong showing by right-wing populists, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants to remain in office.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday stressed the need to establish a common understanding among parties on the ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese public voted on Sunday to determine the makeup of the nation's upper house, in a crucial vote for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whose coalition is fighting to hold on to its ...

Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as food inflation showed signs of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba clung on Monday even after his coalition suffered what he called an "extremely ...