Campaigning under the nationalist slogan “Japanese First,” the party capitalised on growing public frustration with ...

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

The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...

Japan's ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has suffered another setback ...

A brawl broke out in Japan's parliament on Thursday as left-wing and progressive lawmakers sought in vain to block a controversial new anti-immigration bill which is expected to be approved Friday.

TOKYO (AP) — New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved the lower house of parliament Wednesday to set up an Oct. 27 snap election, asking p ...

Japan’s Election Race Begins With Dissolution of Parliament LDP unlikely to lose control of parliament but may lose seats Some scandal-tainted lawmakers lose LDP backing for election ...

Japanese lawmakers voted Wednesday to expel a fellow member for failing to show up for work — even once. Yoshikazu Higashitani, better known as the celebrity gossip YouTuber GaaSyy, was elected ...

A YouTube star who became a Japanese lawmaker has been stripped of his role after he failed to show up for a single day of work in parliament. At a plenary session on Wednesday, Japan’s ...

Japan’s cabinet approved a draft bill Friday that, if passed into law by parliament, will allow aging Emperor Akihito to abdicate. Last summer, the 83-year-old Emperor voiced concerns that his ...