Japanese stocks swept to record peaks while bonds slid and the yen sagged to an all-time low against the Swiss franc after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi scored a landslide win in Sunday's snap election.

A stunning victory for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democrats, which gives Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the strongest parliamentary majority since World War II, has allayed some investor concerns over borrowing and spending that could have unsettled U.

Japanese stocks soared to record highs Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's election triumph, but experts warned that the country's first woman leader could struggle to keep both voters and

Stock futures wobbled after a roller-coaster few days for markets that ended with the Dow industrials topping 50000.

Sanae Takaichi’s governing coalition could win more than two-thirds of the 465-seat lower house, NHK public broadcaster projected.