Sanae Takaichi's bid to become Japan's first female prime minister was thrown into doubt on Friday when her ruling party's junior coalition partner quit. The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan for almost all of the postwar era,

As Japan faces rising human-bear encounters, an animal trapped in a grocery store injured two men, while a separate reported mauling proved fatal.

The governing party’s unexpected choice of Sanae Takaichi as its leader and Japan’s likely next prime minister caused the yen to weaken and stocks to soar on Monday.

A bear walked into a grocery store in Japan and attacked two customers, the latest in a series of bear attacks in the country. The men had minor injuries.

Investors in Japan have been tempted in recent years by two opportunities: buying world-class companies on modest valuations or buying slightly obscure local companies at bargain-shop valuations.

The US and Japan confirmed they will keep up efforts to implement their trade deal as the Asian nation transitions to a new leader. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and his negotiation counterpart Ryosei Akazawa talked by phone for about an hour and pledged that the two sides will carry out the July deal,

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese authorities may tolerate moderate yen declines but could intervene if the currency sharply depreciates towards 160 to the dollar, said Atsushi Takeuchi, a former central bank official who was involved in Tokyo's market forays a decade ago.