TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will elect a new leader on October 4 to replace outgoing Prime ...

Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi and former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi are seen as the frontrunners in the ...

It is difficult for candidates in the Oct. 4 leadership race to reach over 1 million party members nationwide in a short time ...

U.S. stocks are hanging around their record heights as the countdown ticks toward what Wall Street expects will be the first ...

Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi is seen as the most suitable candidate to lead Japan's ruling Liberal ...

Japan's agriculture minister and the chief government spokesperson joined the race on Tuesday to lead the ruling party, pledging their candidacies in a vote set for early next month to replace ...

The US Dollar (USD) is once again trading defensively and extending Monday’s decline, weakening broadly against nearly all of the G10 currencies with the exception of AUD and NZD (trading flat), ...

Japans political landscape is shifting as key figures enter the race to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishibas resignation. Ishiba stepped down after a ...

Former Economic Security Minister Takaichi Sanae is set to throw her hat in the ring for the race to lead Japan's ruling ...