Ahead of the July 20 House of Councillors election, policies toward foreigners in Japan have emerged as a central issue, with ...

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

Gov. Yuriko Koike warned against "hate speech and tendencies toward exclusion," when asked about campaign discussions ...

Growing uncertainty over whether the ruling coalition can retain its majority in the Upper House has given strength to a ...

The House of Councillors July 20 election exposes the cracks in Japan’s political strongholds and the growing regional-urban ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called the announcement of slightly higher US tariffs “truly regrettable” while he ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba slid further ahead of major national elections, a poll by ...

What began as a fringe movement is now gaining traction, driven by voter dissatisfaction with mainstream political parties ...

The move came after some political parties said rules on foreigners living in the country should be tightened to ‘protect the ...

Voters in Japan now can find out whether candidates support same-sex marriage and separate surnames for married couples by ...

In Japan, Tokyo's relations with Washington will be in focus at the weekend, when one of the U.S.'s main trade negotiators visits the country and voters head to the polls to cast their ballots in an ...

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