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Editorial: As Japan enters new multiparty ruling era, cooperation needed to avert dysfunction

Japanese politics has reached a major turning point. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito suffered a crushing ...

BOJ Is Said to See Little Impact From Election on Rate Views

Bank of Japan officials see little need to shift their policy stance of gradually raising interest rates in the wake of Prime ...

Asia markets stay cautious on tariffs; Japan stocks volatile after Ishiba election loss

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Tuesday, despite overnight gains on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, driven by optimism over ...

60% of Japanese military deaths during WWII were from illness or starvation: PM Ishiba

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba mentioned on a July 20 radio program that 60% of Japanese military deaths during World War II ...
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MAGA-style ‘anti-globalist’ politics arrives in Japan

Founded on YouTube, Sanseito will “bring power back to the people”, party leader Sohei Kamiya, a 47-year-old former teacher ...
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World markets are mixed and Japan's shares dip after election leaves Ishiba's future in doubt

World shares were mixed on Tuesday after U.S. stock indexes inched to more records at the start of a week of profit updates ...
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Yen gains as ruling coalition in Japan loses majority

The yen strengthened versus the dollar yesterday after Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would carry on as leader even as the ruling coalition lost its majority in the upper house election ...

Moody's Says Sales Tax Cut Impact on Japan's Rating Will Depend on Scope, Permanence

Moody's has rated Japan A1, the fifth-highest level, with a "stable" outlook since December 2014. But it warned in a report ...

Analysis-How Japan's Election Outcome Muddles the BOJ's Policy Path

More likely would be for Japan to compile an extra budget in autumn to fund payouts and tax breaks. The size could exceed ...

How Japan's election outcome muddles the BOJ's policy path

Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...
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Stocks mixed with trade and earnings in focus; Tokyo reopens with gains

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans this week while tracking US trade talks just over a week before the deadline for a deal. "Markets have seen ...