Stocks dropped after Japan’s governing party chose Shigeru Ishiba, a critic of the country’s longstanding ultralow interest ...

Japan's August retail sales climbed 2.8% year on year, beating Reuters poll estimates of a 2.3% rise, and up from a revised 2 ...

Ishiba has expressed support for the Bank of Japan's moves to raise interest rates from their near-zero level. He also backs ...

The major Asian markets diverged on Monday as country-specific catalysts drove the averages to either side of the unchanged ...

Japan's key stock index plunged five percent Monday on a strong yen after former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba was elected head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has tumbled nearly 5% after the country's ruling Liberal Democrats chose Shigeru Ishiba, a ...

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbles nearly 5% after its ruling party chose Ishiba as the next prime minister.

The rebound in Japan's stocks comes a day after the benchmark tumbled almost 5% following the party’s leadership race. Ishiba ...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell by over 4% as mixed economic data and the election of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shook investor confidence. With retail sales rising but industrial production plunging, the ...

The unexpected victory of Shigeru Ishiba as Japan's next prime minister, coupled with a series of mixed economic data, sent ...

In contrast, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index tumbled nearly 5% on Monday, and the yen weakened against the dollar as traders reacted ...