A surprise choice as Japan's next prime minister renewed fears of BOJ tightening, sending markets lower. Overbought conditions left bitcoin vulnerable to a selloff. This week brings a number of ...

Japan's hawkish Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called for an "Asian version of NATO" to counter the rising threats of military cooperation from China, Russia, and North Korea.. Recent years ...

A court in western Japan sentenced a man to 10 years in prison on Wednesday after finding him guilty of attempting to murder the prime minister two years ago with a homemade bomb.

TOKYO — Shigeru Ishiba, an outspoken former defense minister, is set to become Japan’s new prime minister next week, taking ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move Wednesday, announced he will not run in next month’s party leadership vote, paving the way for Japan to have a new prime minister.

Among the women floated for the Sept. 27 LDP presidential election is Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, 63, a veteran LDP politician likened to the U.K.’s Margaret Thatcher.Takaichi ran ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held their first in-person talks, according to the Japanese government, in what was likely to be an early indication of ...

TOKYO, Japan — Japan said Tuesday it plans to use some slightly radioactive soil stored near the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on flower beds at Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ...

Japan’s ruling party elects Shigeru Ishiba as new prime minister. Ishiba, who wants an “Asian NATO” to counter security threats from China and North Korea, is the Liberal Democratic Party ...

Bitcoin Tumbles Back Below $64K as Surprise Japan Prime Minister Choice Triggers 5% Plunge in Nikkei Overbought conditions also surely played a role in bitcoin's Monday decline.

TOKYO, Japan — Japan said Tuesday it plans to use some slightly radioactive soil stored near the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on flower beds at Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ...

TOKYO, Japan — Japan said Tuesday it plans to use some slightly radioactive soil stored near the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on flower beds at Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ...