Japan’s Takaichi wins fans with her fashion and ‘work, work, work’ mantra
TOKYO (AP) — The pledge by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to “work, work, work, work and work”…
Japan gets $135 billion economic stimulus package to help counter impact of high prices
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen ($135.4 billion) stimulus package Friday to help spur…
What’s ahead for Japan’s economy under its first female prime minister
TOKYO (AP) — Share prices have soared recently in Tokyo on hopes that conservative Japanese lawmaker Sanae Takaichi,…
Nikkei 225, Kospi, Nifty 50
Atlantide Phototravel | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded higher, tracking Wall Street gains overnight. Japan’s…
Wall Street rises to more records
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to more records on Tuesday after the latest update on the…
Nikkei 225, Kospi, Nifty 50
Owngarden | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 0.9% to a record high, notching a…
Nikkei 225, Japan yen, Ishiba resignation
The Tokyo Tower stands amid buildings at dusk in Tokyo, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific…
Stoxx 600, CAC, France confidence vote
LONDON — European stocks are expected to start the new trading week on a positive note, as market…
Yen Weakens as Ishiba’s Resignation Threatens Long-Bond Selloff
Shigeru Ishiba departs after resigning during a news conference in Tokyo, on Sept. 7. (Bloomberg) — Japanese markets…
Trump claims ‘Purge or Revolution’ in South Korea ahead of meeting with new leader
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump greeted Lee Jae Myung, the new president of South Korea, by asserting…
Japan’s economy grows at a 1% pace in the last quarter despite Trump’s higher tariffs
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese economy grew at a better than expected 1% annual pace in the last…
The United States imposes 15% ‘reciprocal’ tariff on most Japanese goods
A 15% “reciprocal” tariff is now in effect on most Japanese goods entering the United States, following a…