Japan’s ruling party will likely debate the fate of beleaguered Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at a gathering in the next few ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided Tuesday to hold a plenary meeting of its parliamentary members soon, as Prime ...

With the U.S. tariff deal not yet implemented, a leadership change now would create a political vacuum and may put the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday faced and defied renewed pressure to resign, as members of his ruling ...

There were a few things that might raise eyebrows, but nothing especially scary. Sanseito's published policy platform is ...

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Japan’s upper house election delivered deadlock over direction, exposing the nation’s fragile leadership and rising populist ...

A growing number of Japanese voters are being drawn to the far-right Sanseito party, with some annoyed by foreigners they claim are ignorant of Japan’s social etiquette.

Lack of conviction and intolerance are character defects that augur badly for centrist and centre-left parties ...

In districts that were overwhelmingly Black, Mr. Mamdani lost voters to his main opponent, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, by more ...

Japan’s two-year government bond auction Tuesday drew the strongest demand since October as investors were attracted to bond yields that have approached the highest since 2008.