The LDP lost its majority in the lower house when Ishiba called a snap general election last October. The LDP has not been in a minority position in both houses simultaneously since its foundation in ...

Alexandra White (“The US throws a lifeline to the green hydrogen industry — will it be enough?”, Newsletter, July 10) is ...

From Willem Thorbecke, Senior Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Tokyo, Japan Leo Lewis’s column was thought-provoking as always (“A weak yen is the root of Japan’s lurch to ...

France should instead look to the Finns, who have decided to go supply-side. Finland’s budget gap, a little over 4 per cent, is not as problematic as the French one, but sharing a long border with ...

Edward Luce used the Chinese proverb “riding at the back of a tiger” to describe Donald Trump’s current situation regarding ...

Food price surges rippled from single regions across the globe via trade, the research concluded. The cost of chocolate has ...

Property asking prices fell in July, marking the steepest monthly decline for this time of year, driven by high competition for buyers with London and higher-end properties registering the biggest ...

UK insurers are grappling with the cost of bigger payouts driven by climate change, rising reinsurance costs and higher asset prices, Thomas said. Flood Re’s own reinsurance costs had surged by about ...

Environment secretary Steve Reed says Ofwat is ‘clearly failing’ and promises overhaul of water industry regulation ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s government is seeking a way out of a clash with the Trump administration over the UK’s demand that Apple provide it with access to secure customer data, two senior British officials ...

Prime minister says he will still take ‘responsibility for national issues’ despite exit poll suggesting setback for LDP ...

London Stock Exchange Group is weighing whether to launch 24-hour trading as bourses race to extend access to stocks amid ...