By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Driving economic growth and mitigating the adverse effects of rising prices are high on ...

Traders have piled in on the "Takaichi trade" — a bet on stronger stocks, rising bond yields, and a weaker yen.

Japan may soon have another Prime Minister after Sanae Takaichi this weekend won the race to lead the (barely) ruling Liberal ...

EADaily, October 7th, 2025. Japan may be taking a new course of economic policy. A reshuffle in the government is just around ...

August’s headline wage data in Japan was weak. Nominal wage growth slowed sharply, even though the fall was exaggerated by a ...

The governing party’s unexpected choice of Sanae Takaichi as its leader and Japan’s likely next prime minister caused the yen ...

Japan’s slowing wage growth clouds BoJ outlook as USD/JPY hits 152. Focus shifts to Fed speakers, US shutdown, and RBA’s next policy signals.

Like most economies, Trump's Liberation Day hit the Japan economy. The outlook now, however, is much more encouraging, writes ...

The Bank of Japan ((BOJ)) said that it is keeping the door open for further interest rate hikes, according to a Summary of ...

Japan’s ruling party is in trouble, and it knows it. The country is rife with political instability, having cycled through ...

Sanae Takaichi ,who is set to become Japan's first female prime minister, faces daunting challenges—Trump among them.

Takaichi's parliamentary career has covered a range of policy portfolios. She has served as Minister of State for Economic ...