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

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo next ...

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

Shigeru Ishiba denied he had decided to quit after a source and media reports said he planned to announce his resignation to ...

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

TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-U.S. tariff agreement, despite media speculation and growing calls for him ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa "strongly" urged the United States to revise the presidential ...

"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.

Ito Mayor Maki Takubo has reversed her decision to resign amid allegations she falsified her academic credentials, and will ...

The right-wing populist party Sanseito, which gained seats in the July 20 House of Councillors election, has quietly stirred ...

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the Upper House. Speaking to media on Sunday, Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo on July 21, 2025, the day after the prime minister's coalition lost ...