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 ruling LDP party received its lowest score in an opinion poll since returning to power in 2012 in a survey by public ...

By Kevin Buckland and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Investors in Japanese government bonds are bracing for a potential power ...

By Kevin Buckland and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese government bond investors are bracing for a potential power shift ...

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

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner Komeito are struggling in the final stretch of the ...

A poor election result for the ruling coalition will trigger a sell-off in super-long JGBs by so-called real money investors, ...

Removing restrictions that deny the wishes of those directly affected and updating Japan's marriage system to reflect ...

Birthed on YouTube during the COVID-19 pandemic spreading conspiracy theories about vaccinations and a cabal of global elites ...

Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to its highest level since 2008 ahead of an upper house election.

Surveys indicate his ruling coalition could lose its Upper House majority in elections this weekend. Read more at ...

Japanese government bond yields surged, with the 30-year yield hitting a record high amid fiscal health concerns ahead of ...