Japan is preparing for a snap lower-house election that could reshape the country’s political balance at a moment of economic strain and regional uncertainty.

Japan’s age‑old frustration with money in politics and the broader push for political reform offer important insights into the issues informing the country’s 2026 election.

Tetsuo Saito, a co-leader of Japan's newly formed opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, said Wednesday he will take responsibility if

TOKYO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - TSMC plans to mass produce advanced 3-nanometre chips in Kumamoto in southern Japan with investment totalling $17 billion, Japanese newspaper Yomiuri reported on Thursday. Japan's government,

After joining the Foreign Ministry in 1994, Robertson underwent Japanese language training and worked at the British Embassy in Tokyo from 1997 to 2000.

At least three deals, making plausible inroads into Japan’s overall commitment of $550bn, are now due to be unveiled once the election on February 8 is over, according to several people familiar with the matter. Their main purpose is to keep an implacable White House from slapping punitive tariffs back on its closest ally in Asia.

Qatar's long-term deal to supply Japan's power giant JERA with liquefied natural gas highlights two key themes in the red-hot market for this super-chilled fuel: the race to gain market share and the global push for energy security.

A seemingly vague remark about a potential crisis in the Taiwan Strait completely derailed recent efforts by Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae to defuse tensions with Beijing. In this first installment of a two-part series,