Scott Bessent has arrived in Tokyo with a message Japanese officials have been anticipating and dreading in equal measure: American patience with a weakening yen is running out, and the

Barring a collapse in ongoing negotiations, it’s increasingly likely that Japan’s populist, reform-minded Ishin no Kai (Ishin) political party will form a coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), delivering

Japan’s ruling party is bracing for its fifth leadership change in five years just as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) edges toward a rate hike and the economy absorbs inflation,

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation this weekend has triggered a high-stakes leadership contest within Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), with consequences that could alter the contours of the

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has narrowly sidestepped being ousted, extending his hold on power through strategic delay tactics that may have bought him another 6-12 months in office –