Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct. 27 after he is elected as prime minister on Tuesday.

The mayor of Hiroshima called out nuclear-armed nations Wednesday as Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing ...

The downgrade partly reflects a darkening global economic outlook as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff ...

Toyota, Honda and Nissan forecast big hits to their profits despite a trade deal that cut auto levies to 15 percent. The ...

Japanese electronics and technology company Panasonic has chosen a new chief executive after eking out a 1.2 per cent rise in ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers his policy speech at the extraordinary session of parliament's lower house Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) ...

Here Are the Nine Candidates to Become Japan's Next Leader A record nine candidates will contest Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election on Sept. 27. The vote is all but assured ...

Japan’s Leader Has Lost His ‘Mandate of Heaven’ Shigeru Ishiba is clinging on to power after the latest rebuke from the electorate. With crucial trade talks on the line, it’s time for him ...