Amari, who previously served as economy minister ... 20 district to Sayuri Otsuka of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, who campaigned on a platform for more childcare and nursing ...

Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Akira Amari’s defeat in Japan’s general election removes from parliament one of the chip sector’s biggest advocates as concerns grow over the amount of ...

Amari voiced confidence that Japan can achieve the BOJ’s ambitious goal of accelerating inflation to 2 percent early next year, but added that all three arrows of “Abenomics” – fiscal and monetary ...

Japan’s ruling party named Daishiro Yamagiwa as the new chairman of its group that promotes semiconductors, as it sets up a ...

Appointment follows pledge by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of more than ¥10 trillion in fresh public support for chip and ...

Amari says Japan must revert to nuclear power to meet its 2050 carbon neutrality pledge, avoid rapidly rising prices of imported coal and gas and to cut its reliance on other countries for energy ...

He was defeated by Hideshi Futori, a rookie candidate of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, in the Kanagawa No. 13 district. However, Amari still gained a Lower House seat through the ...