Japan's sales tax rate is set at 10%, except for food items at 8%. Ishiba has shunned opposition calls to slash the sales tax ...

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party ruling coalition may lose its majority in the upper house in an election on Sunday, which ...

An upstart party is gaining support ahead of elections in Japan by railing against a 'silent invasion' of immigrants, pushing ...

More than two-thirds of Japanese firms believe the government should compile an extra budget later this year to mitigate the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs and rising prices, a ...

An upstart party is gaining support ahead of elections in Japan by railing against a “silent invasion” of immigrants, pushing the government to tackle fears about foreigners as it drags into the ...

The Japanese Government has established a new office in a crack down on foreigners "who do not follow our rules" amid concerns over crime and other incidents within the country. Prime Minister Shigeru ...

Japan's Nikkei ended flat due to concerns over upper house elections and uncertain trade talks with the U.S., overshadowing ...

The unpopular ruling bloc risks collapse in an upcoming upper house vote that could end Shigeru Ishiba's brief premiership.

Japan's unpopular ruling coalition faces tough upper house elections this weekend, opinion polls suggested, potentially ending Shigeru Ishiba's premiership after less than a year. It "would likely ...

Ahead of the House of Councillors election on Sunday, rival parties are stepping up their rhetoric over the presence of ...

Japanese bond yields rose as investors worried Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition could lose its upper-house majority, raising the prospect of a freer-spending government. Yields on ...