Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi wants to spend big to boost sluggish growth, despite the country's already huge debt load. With bond yields already rising, a sudden spike could shock the financial world ...

Japan has been facing a continuous population decline for several years. The declining birth rate and ageing population are ...

Japan and China are heading towards a new, albeit contained, rivalry. To mitigate the economic and security impacts of ...

China–Japan tensions have intensified after Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan triggered diplomatic, economic and military ...

Diplomatic crises often change the stakes for each, and for the Japanese, the consequences of this crisis are multifaceted.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi, a contender to become Japan's next prime minister and the country's first woman leader, proposed fiscal spending to support investment in essential sectors such as ...

The last thing that an over-indebted Japan struggling with inflation needs is a prime minister who advocates fiscal stimulus and a loose monetary policy to stimulate the Japanese economy. This would ...

When Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi took office, she pledged to focus on economic improvement. After her Taiwan ...

Global debt is exploding. Major economies are facing a severe debt crisis, with debt-to-GDP ratios at unprecedented levels.

Japan’s economy in 2025 stands at an uncertain juncture. Exports are slipping, the yen is tumbling, and Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is racing against time to avert a trade cliff with the United ...

While diplomatic tensions between the two countries are not new, both have little to gain from the current dispute subsiding.

Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s ruling party is in trouble, and it knows it. The country is rife with political instability, having cycled through four prime ministers in the last five years – all members of ...