TOKYO – Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is leading in support from fellow lawmakers in Japan’s ruling party ...

TOKYO: Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is leading in support from fellow lawmakers in Japan’s ruling party ...

Sanae Takaichi is the most popular choice among stock market pros to become Japan's next leader, according to a monthly ...

TOKYO -- The ruling party election likely to choose Japan's next prime minister is shaping up to be a three-way race among ...

All four presidential candidates of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan support legalizing same-sex marriage, a ...

More interest rate cuts are set to come in Switzerland and Sweden after a supersized Federal Reserve rate move, with U.S.

The visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to South Korea earlier this month created a few ripples. No major ...

Markets appear happy, for now, that the Fed’s half-point rate cut will help avert a U.S. recession, and so a global one.

Japan may still be grappling with the far-reaching consequences of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, but the politicians vying ...

The current political trend points to increasing demand for the next generation of political leaders in Japan, particularly ...

In a recent development, a senior United States State Department official has expressed reservations regarding the proposal ...

Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. "Enzetsu-kai" meetings are now being held ...