Hyogo Prefectural Police on June 20 sent documents on Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito to prosecutors on suspicion of violating the ...

Japan’s key consumer inflation measure accelerated to a fresh two-year high as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gears up for a ...

Consumer prices excluding fresh food quickened for a third month to 3.7% from a year earlier in May, according to an internal ...

Japan’s ruling party said it aims to ensure workers secure a cumulative 50% pay increase by 2040 with the economy expanding ...

The longtime former head of junior coalition partner Komeito, Natsuo Yamaguchi, will retire from politics after deciding not ...

Japan’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.3 per cent, compared to April’s 3.0 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Public support for Japan’s prime minister is holding up after the government moved to address high rice prices, according to ...

Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said on Friday that trade negotiations with the U.S. "remained in a fog" despite ...

Security has been tightened since former prime minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot during a stump speech in 2022.

He is also looking to show progress in talks with the US over tariffs. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

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The price of rice doubled in Japan in the 12 months to May, data showed on Friday, as an acceleration in inflation piled fresh pressure on Prime ...