Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of parliament to pave the way for an early election on Feb. 8.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s reported plan for a snap election fueled a rally in stocks while pushing down bonds and driving the yen deeper into the intervention-risk zone.

Japan's first female leader is popular with voters. Sanae Takaichi hates Japan's hot summers and especially the humid heat of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Early signs on Japan's annual wage negotiations for next year point to another round of solid pay hikes despite profit pressure from U.S. tariffs, bolstering the case for the Bank of ...