Japan Bond Crash Unleashes a $7 Trillion Risk for Global Markets

As the country hurtles towards the snap election called by Prime Minister Takaichi, more unpredictable and violent price ...

Japan PM vows to act against speculative market moves after yen spike

Japanese government bonds and the yen have sold off in recent weeks on concern over Takaichi's expansionary fiscal policy ...

Japan PM Takaichi's high approval rating slips ahead of election

TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's public approval rating has slipped in new polling ahead of ...

Japan's Takaichi dissolves parliament after only 3 months in office, setting up snap election

The move by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help her governing party regain ...

Japan: How a tax-cut promise and snap election dent Sanae Takaichi’s popularity

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s approval ratings have slipped as voters question unfunded tax-cut pledges and an ...
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Japan PM Takaichi dissolves parliament for snap election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8, counting on her ...

Hedge fund titan Ken Griffin says Japan's bond-market rebellion is a warning sign that the US needs to shape up its finances

The rise in Japanese bond yields is an "explicit warning" that the US could see its own bond market revolt, Ken Griffin said.

Currency markets on guard for intervention in Japan's yen

By Tom Westbrook and Danilo Masoni SINGAPORE/MILAN, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Foreign exchange markets are starting the week on edge ...

Japan's Kao Miura wins Four Continents figure skating championship in Olympic tuneup

BEIJING (AP) — Kao Miura of Japan won the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Sunday in his final tuneup for the ...

Japan's Takaichi dissolves parliament after months in office, sets up snap election

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of Parliament, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election ...

Japan's ex-finance minister Noda sees limited success to yen intervention

By Leika Kihara and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Any Japanese intervention to prop up the yen will have limited ...