TOKYO -- The ruling party election likely to choose Japan's next prime minister is shaping up to be a three-way race among ...

More interest rate cuts are set to come in Switzerland and Sweden after a supersized Federal Reserve rate move, with U.S.

The visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to South Korea earlier this month created a few ripples. No major ...

Markets appear happy, for now, that the Fed’s half-point rate cut will help avert a U.S. recession, and so a global one.

Japan may still be grappling with the far-reaching consequences of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, but the politicians vying ...

The current political trend points to increasing demand for the next generation of political leaders in Japan, particularly ...

In a recent development, a senior United States State Department official has expressed reservations regarding the proposal ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. "Enzetsu-kai" meetings are now being held ...

Japan has a female candidate among the frontrunners to become prime minister in a vote this month, raising the possibility ...

TOKYO: Japan's new prime minister will be formally elected by parliament on Oct 1 following next week's leadership contest, a ...

Japans defense minister wants Washington to unite its web of informal alliances in Asia into a formal military bloc A senior ...

The race to select the new leader of Japan's main governing LDP will be decided on September 27. NHK highlights the policies ...