A court in central Japan has ruled that disparities of up to 3.13 times in the value of one vote in Ishikawa, Toyama and Fukui prefectures in July's Upper House election represent a state of ...

This dissolution, which came later in the afternoon and just eight days after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba took office, ...

Heavyweights clash as election of hawkish PM Sanae Takaichi and US policy unpredictability change calculus in region ...

STORY: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to remain in office on Monday after his ruling coalition suffered a bruising defeat in upper house elections the day prior. “I am not currently ...

In a mayoral election held in this east Japan city on Nov. 9, a newcomer candidate beat the incumbent by lottery after they ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned on Sunday, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy uncertainty at a shaky moment for the world's fourth-largest economy.

ETFs that buy Japanese stocks have surged this year, beating the U.S. stock market Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the LDP leadership ...