Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has no plans to reduce the consumption tax rate to help soften the blow from inflation and U.S.

Regardless of the outcome of July's Upper House election, the bar will be high for anyone seeking to unseat incumbent Shigeru ...

As each party pushes its own agenda by drafting its own bills, the workload increases for the bureau, which supports ...

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II on Thursday met with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru in Tokyo. The Crown Prince conveyed His Majesty’s greetings to the Japanese prime ...

Since President Donald Trump's April 2 tariff announcement global leaders have responded with mixed reactions.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II will begin a working visit to Japan on Wednesday. During the visit, the Crown Prince is scheduled to meet with His Imperial Highness Crown ...

Among all U.S. allies being wooed by Beijing in its tariff stare-down with Washington, Japan stands out as a peculiar case.

For centuries, women entering marriage in Japan have been bound by the Confucian notion of personal sacrifice for the good of ...

Some 21% of respondents in a nationwide survey conducted by the Mainichi Shimbun on April 12 and 13 expressed support for constitutional amen･･･ ...

U.S. tariff negotiators appeared reluctant to lower levies on cars, steel and aluminium in a recent meeting with Japanese ...

Japan’s finance minister says the nation’s massive holdings of U.S. Treasurys can be “a card on the table” in negotiations ...