The Latest: Japan’s Abe to dissolve parliament’s lower house

Abe said at a news conference Monday that he will dissolve the more powerful house in Japan's two-chamber parliament on Thursday when it convenes after a three-month summer recess. The election is to be held Oct. 22. Support ratings for Abe's government ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s PM calls snap election

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will dissolve the lower house of parliament and call fresh elections in October. Abe said at a news conference on Monday that he would dissolve the more powerful house in Japan's two-chamber parliament on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls snap election

A Kyodo news agency survey showed the LDP garnering a far lower ... Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and missile launches over Japan have made the public nervous. With an election expected to be announced in October, they are rallying round a leader who ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest: Japan’s Abe moves away from balanced budget goal

6 p.m. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced he will dissolve the lower house of parliament and call a snap election for next month. Abe said at a news conference Monday that he will dissolve the more powerful house in Japan's two-chamber ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Abe says he will call snap election for parliament

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Monday he will call an early election for parliament's more powerful lower house for next month. Abe said at a news conference that he will dissolve the 475-seat chamber on Thursday when it ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese PM calls snap election for October

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called a snap election for parliament's lower house for next month. Abe said at a news conference that he will dissolve the chamber on Thursday when it convenes after a three-month summer recess. The election is to be ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Raises $11.6 Billion Selling Another Stake in Postal Giant

Nation’s biggest share sale this century comes after 2015 IPO Stock sold at 2% discount amid strong overseas demand Japan’s government raised about 1.3 trillion yen ($11.6 billion) selling a stake in Japan Post Holdings Co., completing the nation’s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan raising up to $11.6 bn in postal giant share sale

Shares of Japan Post -- which has about 24,000 branches nationwide -- closed at 1,349 yen on Monday, down 1.03 percent. The huge sale comes as after an initial public offering (IPO) in 2015 that began a long-delayed privatisation of the state-owned behemoth. ( read original story ...)

Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.50%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Shipbuilding sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.50%. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ... ( read original story ...)