Japan's farm minister and the chief government spokesperson joined the race on Tuesday to lead the ruling party, pledging their candidacies in a vote set for early next month to replace outgoing Prime ...

Japan's factory activity shrank at the fastest pace in three months in October as weak domestic and overseas demand hurts sales and output, a private-sector survey showed on ...

Japan’s top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi vowed to ensure that real wages grow at a sustained pace of about 1% as part of a policy platform that he hopes will help him win the ruling party’s ...

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi sounded the alarm about China's behavior in the Indo-Pacific during a visit to Washington on Friday, saying the "logic of brute force" was gaining more ...

Closely watching market moves with sense of urgency. Will closely work with BOJ, conduct economic, fiscal policies thoroughly. Won't comment on forex levels. Important for currencies to move stably ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Monday signaled a negative view over the possibility of Japan attending future meetings of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons ...

"In particular, from now on, wage increases among small and medium-sized enterprises and small businesses, have to take root. When I talk to various people now, they say they have no choice but to ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's farm minister and the chief government spokesperson entered the race on Tuesday to lead the ruling party, pledging their candidacies in a vote set for early next month to ...