Japan’s Nikkei share average closed 2.5% lower on Wednesday, as high-flying technology stocks lost ground following sharp overnight declines on Wall Street. The Nikkei closed the session lower at 50,212.27. Earlier in the session, the index fell as much as 4.65% to 49,073.58, its lowest point since October 24. The broader Topix ended 1.26% lower … Read more
new video loaded: How Japan’s New Prime Minister Bonded With Trump Trump will meet Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, on Tuesday (10/28). A look at how she will approach President Trump in order to rekindle the close relationship he had with her mentor, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. By Javier C. Hernández, Nailah Morgan, … Read more
Japan’s Nikkei share gauge closed at a record high on Tuesday, led by consumer stocks, after fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi clinched a parliamentary vote to become the nation’s first woman prime minister. Earlier in the day, the share gauge rose as much as 1.55%, but gave up most of its gains in choppy trade after … Read more
Sanae Takaichi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Japan’s parliament is set to elect ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female Prime Minister on Tuesday (October 21, 2025), one day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner that would pull her governing bloc further to the right. Ms. Takaichi will … Read more
Japan’s governing party leader, Sanae Takaichi, is on track to become the country’s first female prime minister, after finding a badly needed replacement for a crucial partner that left her Liberal Democratic Party’s coalition. Takaichi, 64, would replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tuesday’s parliamentary vote. If she’s successful, it would end Japan’s three-month political … Read more
Sanae Takaichi | Photo Credit: Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar When the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader on October 4, it marked a watershed moment in Japanese politics. For the first time, the ruling party entrusted its helm to a woman, and in doing so made her the frontrunner to … Read more
The U.S. dollar rose to its strongest levels in six weeks in early Asian trading on Wednesday as risks around the U.S. government shutdown intensified, sparking fresh investor worries and boosting demand for safe haven assets. The dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.50% to 98.616, its … Read more
Shigeru Ishiba waves hands at his supporters after he was elected as new head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP), during the party’s leadership election on September 27, 2024, in Tokyo. | Photo Credit: AP Former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba won an election to lead Japan’s governing party on Friday (September 27, 2024) and … Read more