The cost of a wide range of goods saw dramatic spikes in recent years due to weather conditions that were “so extreme they ...

More likely would be for Japan to compile an extra budget in autumn to fund payouts and tax breaks. The size could exceed ...

Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...

Japan’s government bond market is spinning out of control, and it’s dragging America into the mess. Volatility across Japanese government bonds has doubled in ...

Jihyang Kim escaped from North Korea in 2012, when she was 19. She told of the brutal realities of living under a communist ...

Builders are pulling back on the construction of single-family homes amid a slew of factors, including high mortgage rates ...

Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain ...

Shares in Europe and Asia are mostly higher after U.S. stocks claimed their third straight winning week. U.S. futures ...

Asian shares are mixed and U.S. futures have edged higher after U.S. stocks logged their third straight winning week. Markets ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices ...

Although Japan’s economy shows signs of returning to normal inflation for the first time in three decades, global headwinds ...