The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.5% to another record, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index extended its election-fueled rally, gaining 1.8% to an all-time high.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) having pulled in supporters from a far-right populist party during the weekend election may bode well for cooperation ...

The Centrist Reform Alliance secured just 49 seats in the Feb 8 election. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Amid the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) landslide victory in Japan’s House of Representatives election, a Japanese ...

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Takaichi has made reducing Japan's dependence on China in critical sectors like rare minerals and pharmaceuticals a priority. She has also been actively courting Trump, ...

Sanae Takaichi secured a supermajority in Japan’s lower house of parliament, giving her significant power to push a harder ...

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer battled Monday to cling to power as revelations about the relationship between the former U.K. ambassador to Washington and Jeffrey Epstein spiraled ...

Japan’s prime minister won a huge election victory, sending geopolitical tremors rippling across Asia, and the world.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a decisive victory in the February 8, 2026, lower house election after her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 316 seats, surpassing the two-thirds ...

Even as Japan was rallying to its courageous prime minister, China was inflicting humiliation on America’s closest ally.

The WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund ETF is off to a strong start in 2026 as investors rotate into cheaper small-cap ...

The U.S. dollar was soft on Monday as investors assessed shifting policy signals and shifting currency dynamics amid a busy global macro backdrop. The dollar index ( DXY ), which measures the ...