The following is the gist of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's policy speech delivered Friday in parliament. Ishiba said he will: -- seek the broadest possible consensus among ruling and ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought support for his minority government with the opening of parliament on Friday, as he aims to pass a record ¥115.5 trillion ($738 billion) annual budget and ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun a tour of Malaysia and Indonesia as part of his effort to further strengthen defense and economic ties with Southeast Asia as threats from China rise ...

Another 0.25 percentage-point hike to Japanese rates has come and gone without markets batting an eye. That is surely the point of the central bank’s drive to normalise monetary policy. With wages and ...

As Trump's second administration comes to a start, experts speculate on what it could mean for U.S. relations with Japan and ...

Dr Taizo Miyagi of Chuo University told The Straits Times that while the relationship that Japan has built with Asean since ...

The trip gave the impression that Japan’s relations with China were on the mend. Iwaya indicated that Japan would be open to ...

China is also no longer hesitant to send its aircraft carrier group through narrow straits in the southernmost Nansei Islands ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday he wants to work closely with new U.S. President Donald Trump to elevate ...

Analysts think Ishiba aims to leverage China’s influence for Japan’s gain, but some fear this could weaken the ...

Aging populations, as Japan taught us, are inherently deflationary. Folks in their 70s don’t spend the way 20-somethings do.

Japan, the Philippines and the United States vowed to further deepen cooperation under a trilateral arrangement in the face ...