Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba apologised on Friday for giving gift certificates to some ruling party lawmakers, a ...

When asked by reporters later on Thursday whether he may step down, Ishiba said only that the gifts did not violate ... amendments to the government’s budget plan for the fiscal year beginning ...

When asked by reporters later on Thursday whether he may step down, PM Ishiba said only that the gifts did not violate ... amendments to the government's budget plan for the fiscal year beginning ...

The two-year JGB yield was down 3 bps at 0.805% after earlier touching its lowest in a little more than two week at 0.8%. The BOJ is expected to hold rates steady at 0.5% when its two-day policy ...

For conservative Friedrich Merz, the vote was a first stress test before his potential chancellorship has even started.

Japan PM Apologises for Giving Out Gifts, Clouding Budget Prospects By Leika Kihara ... But analysts polled by Reuters expect growth to slow to a meagre 0.4% as rising living costs and slowing ...

Rauch's family touted his service in World War II, time in the state Senate and his work to give back to Gastonia.