The assemblies of four municipalities on the Noto Peninsula have demanded that ruling party lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho step down ...

Anti-inflation measures proposed by the ruling parties look unappealing to voters, with their effect seen as unclear, leaving ...

As Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is reported to be in a difficult situation heading into ...

It has been less than a year since the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito fell to a minority government in the House ...

Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ...

State Rep. Josh Elliot of Hamden, in his fifth term, is a deputy speaker of the House and majority caucus co-chair.

It is decidedly outside the Trump administration’s interest to harm the LDP’s electoral prospects if it wants a greater ...

Suntory’s CEO slammed the prime minister for playing hardball on US tariffs ahead of July's election. But equal levies on ...

The House of Councillors July 20 election exposes the cracks in Japan’s political strongholds and the growing regional-urban ...

Japan must diversify trade ties beyond the U.S. market to mitigate risks and focus on partnerships with countries favouring ...

Campaigning for Japan's upper house election started Thursday, with unpopular Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba fighting to ...

TOKYO – A sense of crisis is building within Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as its status as the ruling party is again in jeopardy after a series of money-related scandals. The LDP has ...