Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain a ...

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

Japan’s relatively new Sanseito party won 14 seats in Sunday’s election, a sizable gain for the party. Its platform includes a "Japanese first" agenda.

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

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

The parliament building in Tokyo is pictured on July 2, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The following is a chronology of major events leading up to the official start of campaigning for Japan's ...

South Korea's parliament approved on Thursday a revision to rules governing martial law, in a move that comes after the country was shocked by former President Yoon Suk Yeol's sudden declaration ...

Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), addressed members of the Japanese Parliament at the National Diet of Japan during a high-level policy ...

Seiko Hashimoto has been elected president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman to head the body. She is a former Olympian and was elected late Thursday to replace Yasuhiro ...

Seiko Hashimoto has been elected president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman to head the body. Hashimoto competed in cycling in three Summer Olympics (1988, 1992 and 1996 ...

Seiko Hashimoto has been elected president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman to head the body.

Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.