Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba slid further ahead of major national elections, a poll by public ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

Nearly 300 nongovernmental organizations issued a joint statement criticizing xenophobic comments made by candidates in the ...

The yield on the Japanese 30-year government bond (JGB) has surged over 30 basis points (bps), topping the 3% mark for the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -When Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba first met Donald Trump in February, his plan to placate the ...

The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has urged the Japanese government to introduce the ...