The Nikkei Stock Average closed sharply lower on worries over policies under Japan's incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba including the possibility of higher taxes. The Nikkei closed 4.8% lower at ...

At one school, two classes have been combined into one. At another, an assistant principal is taking classes despite their ...

Shigeru Ishiba was elected as the new prime minister of Japan on Friday. The country’s governing political party, the Liberal Democratic Party, voted for the former minister of defense to lead the ...

A Japanese court has ruled that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder case, ...

A Japanese court has ruled that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder case, ...

Stocks dropped after Japan’s governing party chose Shigeru Ishiba, a critic of the country’s longstanding ultralow interest ...

No one was arguably more surprised by Shigeru Ishiba being named Japan’s prime minister than the head of the nation’s central ...

TOKYO (AP) — Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan’s governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct.

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Japan Airlines' new offer aims to encourage international visitors to see more than just the country's tourist hotspots ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, will fill key party posts on Monday and announce a new Cabinet on Tuesday as ...

Shares in Hong Kong and mainland China rocketed Monday, extending last week's surge after Chinese authorities unveiled a raft ...