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

Japan's major political parties are offering their visions for Japan in the decades ahead as they prepare for an upper house ...

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

Addressing an election rally, right-wing leader Naoki Hyakuta also took aim at the burial customs practised by some ...

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

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

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

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

Official campaigning for Japan's House of Councilors, or upper house of the Diet, kicked off on Thursday and is seen as a ...

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party suffered its worst-ever result in a Tokyo metropolitan election, losing its spot as ...

Japan has joined hands with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), pledging JPY 695 million (about $4.8 million) in ...

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