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Ishiba’s last stand? Japan’s LDP in turmoil as Sanseito surge erodes PM’s grip on power
Internal rivals and a resurgent nationalist right are jeopardising Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s already precarious ...
Editorial: As Japan enters new multiparty ruling era, cooperation needed to avert dysfunction
Japanese politics has reached a major turning point. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito suffered a crushing ...
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Asian markets showed mixed results as S&P 500 climbs
Asian stock markets showed mixed results after U.S. indexes recently inched to new highs to start a week filled with earnings ...
Asia markets stay cautious on tariffs; Japan stocks volatile after Ishiba election loss
Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Tuesday, despite overnight gains on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, driven by optimism over ...
60% of Japanese military deaths during WWII were from illness or starvation: PM Ishiba
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba mentioned on a July 20 radio program that 60% of Japanese military deaths during World War II ...
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MAGA-style ‘anti-globalist’ politics arrives in Japan
Founded on YouTube, Sanseito will “bring power back to the people”, party leader Sohei Kamiya, a 47-year-old former teacher ...
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Asian markets are mixed and Japan's shares slip after election leaves Ishiba's future in doubt
Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday after U.S. stock indexes inched to more records at the start of a week of profit updates ...
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Yen gains as ruling coalition in Japan loses majority
The yen strengthened versus the dollar yesterday after Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would carry on as leader even as the ruling coalition lost its majority in the upper house election ...
Moody's Says Sales Tax Cut Impact on Japan's Rating Will Depend on Scope, Permanence
Moody's has rated Japan A1, the fifth-highest level, with a "stable" outlook since December 2014. But it warned in a report ...
Analysis-How Japan's Election Outcome Muddles the BOJ's Policy Path
More likely would be for Japan to compile an extra budget in autumn to fund payouts and tax breaks. The size could exceed ...
How Japan's election outcome muddles the BOJ's policy path
Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...
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Stocks mixed with trade and earnings in focus; Tokyo reopens with gains
Asian markets were mixed Thursday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans this week while tracking US trade talks just over a week before the deadline for a deal. "Markets have seen ...