The central bank stood pat earlier this month after a cycle of rate hikes since March 2024 and halving its economic growth ...

The LDP concluded that it would be unwise to create divisions within the party ahead of this summer's election for the House ...

More failures were seen mainly among smaller companies with weak business bases as their revenue was squeezed by rising ...

Job cuts will be closer to 20,000, or around 15% of the entire workforce, according to national broadcaster NHK ...

The temporary move will give the world’s two largest economies three more months to resolve their differences.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has been tactful but firm. Yet President Donald Trump can’t seem to take no for an answer ...

The group's decision could boost NATO member Turkey's political and economic stability and encourage moves to ease tensions ...

The ministry summoned Japan Airport Terminal president Kazuhito Tanaka over misconduct related to a massage chair business in ...

All eyes were on Rome as Pope Leo XIV was announced. But to secure the future of the faith, Catholics should look closer to ...

A gauge of confidence among store managers, taxi drivers and others who interact directly with Japanese consumers dropped 2.5 ...

We were wrong to think that we had secured a golden age of peace at the end of the Cold War. In reality, there was violence ...

Tokyo is resisting making any major concessions, possibly in the hope that mounting domestic pressure will force U.S.