Japan's deepening political uncertainty risks prolonging policy paralysis that could affect the drafting of next year's ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reiterated Friday his intention to stay on as Japan's leader, defying calls to step down as the ...

Since its surrender to Allied forces in 1945, Japan has undergone monumental change. Here are the key shifts of the past 80 ...

The country’s postwar history was a remarkable story of national rebirth. Now the assumptions that underpinned the last 80 ...

TOKYO, July 21 (Reuters) - Japan's ruling coalition lost control of the upper house in an election on Sunday, further ...

Hagiuda, also a former LDP policy chief, was known as a confidant of Abe, who once led the party's largest faction that was influential in selecting prime ministers. Abe, Japan's longest-serving ...

A panel of citizens ruled that the secretary of Hagiuda, a member of the House of Representatives, should be prosecuted.

Right-wing populists, viral social media posts, and deep-seated economic anxieties have amplified the belief that foreigners ...

The ruling LDP coalition lost its upper house majority, as inflation, taxes and immigration help the opposition.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s power waned as the LDP and Komeito lost their upper house majority in Japan’s July 20 ...

Yuko Tsuji, a 43-year-old consultant who came to a polling station inside a downtown Tokyo gymnasium with her husband, said they both support LDP for stability and unity. They voted "for candidates ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese public voted on Sunday to determine the makeup of the nation's upper house, in a crucial vote for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whose coalition is fighting to hold onto its ...