Japan PM Takaichi must face bond investors before winning over voters - TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a crucial markets test in the final run-up to a snap election this weekend where she is hoping a decisive victory will give her a mandate for expansionary fiscal policy.
Buyers flee Japanese debt as Takaichi hits the ground spending - By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Japan's government bonds are in free fall as investors take a dim view of an atmosphere of competitive spending on the hustings, where politicians are
Japan court to rule in trial of man charged with killing ex-PM Abe - TOKYO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A Japanese court will on Wednesday deliver its verdict on a man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, three and a half years after the assassination
Japan says China's dual-use export ban 'unacceptable', rare earths in crosshairs - Japan's top government spokesperson said on Wednesday that China's ban on exports of dual-use items to the country was "absolutely unacceptable and deeply regrettable", as a diplomatic dispute between Asia's top two economies ramped up. D
Japan's Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China - Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as tensi
US, Japan hold joint air exercise after China-Russia patrols - Japan said Thursday it held a joint air exercise with the United States in a show of force, days after Chinese-Russian patrols in the region and following weeks of diplomatic feuding between Tokyo and Beijing.The joint exercise came as the
Japan and Australia urge calm after Chinese radar locks on Japanese jets - Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Defense Minister