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

Premier says he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with US, but analysts say he faces political headwinds.

The PM's departure less than a year after taking office will trigger a succession battle within the ruling Liberal Democratic party.

US deal gives President Trump control over billions in strategic investments—here’s what it means and why it’s raising eyebrows.

Japan’s prime minister refused to step down despite losing his majority, thanks in part to a surge in hard-Right support. Shigeru Ishiba was asked if he would stay on after exit polls on Sunday night ...

"They are the party of YouTube," said Jeffrey Hall, a lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies who has authored a book on right-wing politics in Japan.

Increasing political instability will pose challenges to decisive leadership and give opposition parties more sway in ...

Yuta Kato is increasingly annoyed by foreigners ignorant of Japan's social etiquette, whether that involves blocking the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to resign by late August following a crushing election loss, local media said on ... office to pursue the tariff agreement and tackle mounting ...

With their "Japanese First" slogan, riffing off US President Donald Trump's "America First", they have truly ruffled the ...

It won its first seat in the upper house in 2022, following a campaign in which it fashioned itself as an "anti-globalist" party. Supporters at rallies spoke of a world where a cabal of globalists and ...

Is it a moment for alarm or for optimism about Japan’s finances? A bad election result for the ruling Liberal Democratic party this month, which raises the odds of spendthrift, populist governance, ...