Speaking in parliament, Japanese PM said he used "pocket money" to hand out gift certificates to 15 lawmakers of the Liberal ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (pic) apologised for giving gift certificates to some ruling party lawmakers, a move that could ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday came under fire for his distribution of gift vouchers worth 100,000 yen ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Wednesday took in stride recent rises in bond yields, saying they were a natural ...

Governor Kazuo Ueda on Wednesday took in stride recent rises in bond yields, saying they were a natural reflection of market ...

Gold reached a record as the latest escalation of global trade tensions left nervous investors seeking safe havens.

Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz reckons it's "five minutes to midnight" for Europe, warning a hostile Russia and ...

Asia shares rose on Friday and global markets attempted a rebound after a brutal selloff, while gold reached a record as an ...

A Jiji Press survey has revealed that 311, or 44%, of all 705 members of parliament think the country should introduce a ...

People familiar with the central bank's policy approach say the market should decide rates, and that investors need to get ...