A breakthrough in trade talks with the U.S. might win Ishiba a reprieve, but so far there's been scant sign of progress in negotiating away the threat of higher tariffs on Japan's exports to the U.S.

JGB yield rose to the highest since October 2008 at 1.595% last Tuesday after opinion polls increasingly pointed to ...

Japan's PM faces calls to step down after his ruling coalition loses its Upper House majority, while opposition parties - ...