TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's public approval rating has slipped in new polling ahead of a national election next month that she has framed as a direct verdict on her stewardship of the world's fourth largest economy.

Japanese government bonds and the yen have sold off in recent weeks on concern over Takaichi's expansionary fiscal policy

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of Parliament, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election.

By Leika Kihara and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Any Japanese intervention to prop up the yen will have limited effect in sustainably halting the currency's slide, former Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda,

Core inflation touched its lowest level since October 2024, and was in line with expectations

The Japanese government may intervene in the forex market to stop the rapid weakening of the yen if the currency weakens beyond 159 against the dollar, said Daiwa Securities.

The rise in Japanese bond yields is an "explicit warning" that the US could see its own bond market revolt, Ken Griffin said.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8, counting on her cabinet's high poll numbers to steer her otherwise unpopular ruling party to victory.

The company involved in the 2011 disaster restarted one of seven reactors at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, in a test for Japan’s nuclear power industry.

Japan's yen is surging and dragging down the dollar across markets, as rate checks have investors on high alert over the risks of the first joint U.S.-Japan currency intervention in 15 years.