The decision met analyst expectations, and comes even as inflation has stayed above the central bank's 2% target for 41 ...

Takaichi is known as a fan of "Abenomics," a mix of big fiscal spending and bold monetary easing deployed by former premier ...

A key part of Takaichi’s leadership campaign was her pledge to revive Abe’s economic vision of high public spending and cheap ...

The new junior party in Japan's ruling coalition is likely to give Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the green light she needs for a big spending package, but will stop short of supporting a revival of ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke favorably of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s expansionary fiscal stance, ...

Katayama Satsuki becomes Japans first female finance minister, vows to inherit Abenomics Former bureaucrat and Koizumi ...

As Donald Trump makes the rounds in Asia, the U.S. president’s desire for a weaker dollar is central to the agenda — even ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for "sound monetary policy" during a meeting with Japanese counterpart Satsuki ...

A man accused of killing former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial. Tetsuya ...

Japan set a historic milestone on October 21, 2025, as Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), ...

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, is accused of assassinating Mr. Abe with a homemade gun during an election rally in 2022.

The country’s new leader wants to revive former PM Shinzo Abe’s reflationary agenda when prices are already rising at 3% a ...