TOKYO — The price of rice doubled in Japan in the 12 months to May, figures showed on Friday, as an acceleration in inflation piled fresh pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of key ...

Japan just shut down a high-level meeting with the United States after the Trump administration increased its demand for ...

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

But Tokyo scrapped the meeting after the US asked Japan to boost defence spending to 3.5 per cent, higher than its earlier ...

Japan's rice prices have doubled in a year, straining households and fueling political tension ahead of key elections ...

Japan's upcoming upper house election is set for July 20, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba decided not to extend the current ...

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 ...

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

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

Japan’s fiscal position also appears healthier following a rare burst of inflation, which has boosted tax receipts.