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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Japan is not importing U ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Japan is currently facing "domestic constraints" on reaching a trade deal with the ...

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

Any measures to ease inflation in Japan must be speedy and shouldn’t impede the government’s ability to fund social services, ...

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