There are growing calls from within Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's own party for him to step down, after the ruling ...

Voices are rising within the Liberal Democratic Party that the prime minister should step down to take responsibility for ...

Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid ...

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TOKYO--Investors took the outcome of Japan's parliamentary election in stride, with markets already pricing in another electoral defeat for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's administration.

Japanese politics has reached a major turning point. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito suffered a crushing ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba yesterday said he intends to remain in office, despite his ruling coalition losing its majority in the upper house in weekend elections.

The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support ...

Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba vowed to remain in his post on Monday after his ruling coalition suffered a bruising defeat in upper house elections, prompting some in his own party to doubt his ...

Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain a ...

This week we cover a recent US assessment on damage to Iran’s nuclear sites, the situation in southern Syria, and the bond market repercussions of another LDP electoral drubbing in Japan.

The embattled prime minister said he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with the United States and other pressing ...