Japanese queue for hours as rice shortage deepens
Rising prices and poor harvest create political pressure for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of July poll
Rising prices and poor harvest create political pressure for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of July poll

Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation fires starting gun on leadership race

Reliance on energy imports exposes Japan to volatility and could delay interest rate rises

Weakness to bolster Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s case for further stimulus to support struggling households

Shigeru Ishiba expected to confirm resignation at press conference on Sunday

Reliance on imported fuel is strangling the world’s fifth-largest economy

‘Takaichi trade’ gears up as investors bet new government’s plans to boost economy will require big expansion in borrowing