Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has set pay raises and a ¥1 quadrillion ($6.9 trillion) economy as the top campaign ...

Ishiba said it was important for the people to have a sense of security by achieving wage increases that exceed inflation.

Ahead of the Upper House election, the prime minister has unveiled the ambitious target, along with raising the average ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced cash handouts as a key part of his election campaign to support households ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday he had instructed a ruling Liberal Democratic Party executive to ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, have finalized a plan to provide cash to the public ...

[TOKYO] Japan’s prime ... ahead of the key July elections. The policy, whose budget is roughly estimated at more than three trillion yen, will be included in one of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that Japan should aim to boost its economy to 1,000 trillion yen ($7 trillion) in ...

Japan’s economy faces pressure from U.S. import tariffs of 24% from July unless officials can negotiate them down. The country is also seeking an exemption for carmakers from a separate 25% import ...

TOKYO] Japan’s junior ruling coalition partner, Komeito, will propose cutting the consumption tax rate for food items to 5 ...