According to a senior official of the ruling LDP, Yosuke Tsuruho is poised to step down as chairman of the Budget Committee ...

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

With public frustration mounting over Japan's prolonged economic malaise, a rising tide of support for minor political ...

Ten members fail to show up, leaving the planning committee unable to discuss an upcoming appeal.

With the ruling coalition at risk of losing its Upper House majority, the opposition Democratic Party for the People could ...

An overwhelming percentage of opposition candidates in the Upper House election support a “total ban” on corporate and group donations, but the rate was zero for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a ...

A heavyweight of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a Chinese vice premier now visiting Japan have discussed China's partial resumption of Japanese seafood imports and other topics.

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

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...

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

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

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s goal is a simple majority. Half of the 248 seats for six-year terms in the upper ...