Japan's upcoming upper house election could have important implications for fiscal health and credit ratings if it brings ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...

The official campaign period for the House of Councillors election got underway on July 3 as the lingering issue of "money in ...

Naoki Hyakuta, leader of the minor right-wing opposition Conservative Party of Japan, made remarks on Saturday that could be ...

Social media strategies have come to play an indispensable role in elections in Japan, with some pointing out that disregard for social media･･･ ...

Early overseas voting for Japan's approaching upper house race began in Taiwan on Friday, marking the first time that polling ...

In speeches on the second day of the official campaign period for the Upper House election, party leaders focused on issues ...

Japanese voters delivered a stinging rebuke to the country’s longtime ruling party in elections Sunday, plunging the world’s fourth largest economy into a rare period of political uncertainty.

Japanese nationals living in Taiwan were able to cast early votes in Japan’s House of Councilors election at a polling ...

The disproportionate weight of rural voters in Japan gives sparsely populated parts of the country more representation — and more government largess — than urban areas, perpetuating what ...

Japan’s by-elections have seen a number of diverse new faces thrust into the national spotlight, including 26-year-old Ryosuke Takashima, the country’s youngest-ever mayor.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s goal is a simple majority. Half of the 248 seats for six-year terms in the upper ...