Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba aims to avoid a political vacuum and is ready to discuss the substantial investment deal with President Trump.

The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support with warnings of a "silent invasion" of immigrants.

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. beginning Aug. 1.

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Tuesday, despite overnight gains on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, driven by optimism over strong corporate earnings. Investor caution intensified ahead of the August 1st U.

Japan’s antitrust watchdog, in its first action against a credit card firm, found Visa restricted competitors by charging higher fees and has ordered reforms.

Japanese PM Ishiba's coalition lost its upper house majority, compounding earlier lower house losses. The right-wing Sanseito party gained traction with its

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares and the yen held their ground on Monday as Japanese elections proved bad for the government but no worse than already priced in, while Wall Street futures braced for earnings from the first of the tech giants.

Birthed on YouTube spreading Covid-19 conspiracy theories, the party broke into mainstream politics with its populist campaign.