Japan’s Takaichi eyes decisive mandate as polls point to snap election landslide
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at an LDP election…
A reckless risk or calculated gamble?
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, during a news conference the prime minister’s office in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday,…
Japan yen slips past 155 to US dollar as fiscal doubts, China spat sap investor confidence
The Japanese yen slid to a nine-month low against the US dollar, breaching a closely watched threshold of…
491,000 Japan-bound air tickets cancelled as China warns people to avoid travel amid spat
Chinese airlines have recorded about 491,000 cancellations of tickets to Japan since Saturday – roughly 32 per cent…
Dollar dented as investors grow twitchy over threat of US shutdown
By Ankur Banerjee and Amanda Cooper SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar held steady on Tuesday ahead of a…
Japan’s July exports drop by 2.6%, steepest plunge in over four years
Owngarden | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s exports plunged 2.6% in July from a year earlier, their steepest…