Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling party suffered a major defeat in key elections this Sunday as a far-right party born amid the Covid pandemic scooped massive gains. Ishiba's Liberal ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government struggles after its major defeat in last year’s snap election.

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

Anti-establishment parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite struck a chord with working-age ...

The ruling LDP has only been able to remain in office as a minority government as a result of the deep divisions among the ...

Japan's ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has suffered another setback ...

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

Japanese politics is different in many ways, but in one, it’s having what appears to be an analogous moment: “Honestly ...

Sanseito, a Japanese populist party that draws inspiration from Donald Trump's politics, is gaining support ahead of Sunday's ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a critical test in Sunday’s upper house election. A loss could deepen political ...

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito are at risk of losing its majority in the upper house in elections this Sunday, potentially weakening Prime Minister ...