Japan looks set for one of its closest national elections in years as voters go to the polls Sunday to decide whether to keep ...

Shigeru Ishiba’s government on Sunday in an election expected to punish his coalition over a funding scandal and inflation, potentially ending a decade of dominance for his Liberal Democratic Party ...

Markets are in a holding pattern as investors weigh risks and uncertainties ahead of a busy week filled with key events.

In other dealings early Friday, benchmark U.S. crude picked up 7 cents to $70.26 a barrel in electronic trading on the New ...

The dollar index rose on Friday, with the greenback set to lock in a fourth straight week of gains after data this week kept ...

Recent data suggests that upward pressure remains on underlying inflation, but the Bank of Japan is likely to extend its wait ...

Japanese shares ended the day down but Chinese markets gained in disjointed Asian trade on Friday, after Wall Street cheered ...

The Japanese yen is hovering near three-month lows against the U.S. dollar, after hitting 153.18 late Wednesday. Analysts tell CNBC that the upcoming elections in Japan, strong growth indicators in ...

Since ending a decade-long, radical stimulus programme in March, the BOJ has signaled its intention to keep raising interest ...

The Nikkei 225 index pulled back this week even as Japan had its first big initial public offering and after Kazuo Uoda ...

Core inflation in Japan's capital in October dipped below the central bank's 2% target for the first time in five months, ...