Sanseito, a far-right nationalist group founded just four years ago, walked away from Sunday’s upper house election with 14 seats, a surprising leap from the single seat it held since 2022. It became ...

Russia, China, and South Korea are trying to predict what the rise of Japan’s far right will mean for their interests.

The question always has been how long they’d tolerate malaise. Sunday’s answer: Not any longer.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-U.S. tariff ...

The LDP is divided on PM Ishiba's future and, despite his denials, he may resign by August after key political events.

In Japan’s July 20 House of Councillors election, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the largest political party in Japan, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-US tariff ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, under growing pressure to step down over the historic loss of his ruling party in a ...

Mr Ishiba has been under growing pressure to step down as his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition ...

Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...