The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has adopted a proposal to cut the consumption tax rate on food ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who also serves as the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, held debates with ...

The National Diet building is seen in this file photo. (MainichiMasahiro Kawata) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold one-on-one debates with opposition leaders from 3 p.m. on ...

Inpex chief executive, Takayuki Ueda, on Wednesday confirmed the company plans to start FEED studies in the middle of this year and then intends to sanction the development before entering the ...

[BEIJING] China’s central bank will not allow sharp renminbi declines and has asked major state-owned banks to reduce US dollar purchases, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday ...

TOKYO : Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if the economy keeps recovering, but will scrutinise "without pre-conception ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank must scrutinise "without preconception" whether the economy is on track to meet its projection, suggesting the chance of a ...

The dollar lost ground to the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc on Wednesday as the imminent imposition by the U.S. of 104% tariffs on China spooked world equity markets and sent the ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said early Wednesday that the uncertainty surrounding both domestic and overseas economies is increasing due to US tariffs. Ueda further stated that the Japanese ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if the economy keeps recovering, but will scrutinise "without ...