The success of new political parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite highlights the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising ...

A poor showing by the coalition could shake investor confidence in the world’s fourth-largest economy and disrupt critical ...

In Sunday’s House of Councillors election, some voters were handed their ballots out of order in three municipalities in ...

Former Olympic gold medalist Daichi Suzuki, a newcomer from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is set to secure his first election victory i･･･ ...

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

A breeze carries murmurs and quiet laughter between the rows of bright green tea leaves that are growing in dappled shade as ...

Police in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 15-year-old high school boy on suspicion of attempted murder after he hit his 47-year-old father over the head with a golf club. According ...

Newer stations on Shinkansen lines across Japan are speeding to the head of the line in popularity among passengers for a ...

Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings has again lived up to a reputation for shrugging off investor calls for better returns.

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 48-year-old male office worker over the alleged rape of a woman at a hotel in ...

The ruling and opposition parties continue to jostle for position in the House of Councillors election in the 13 ...