Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will continue in office despite his party's election loss. He emphasised preventing a ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has faced a major setback following a significant electoral defeat on Monday in the upper house of Japan's parliament as his coalition failed to attain a majority, ...

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, which Prime Minister Ishiba leads, secured 47 seats in parliament, short of the 50 it needs for a majority.

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

Japan held elections for its upper house, the House of Councillors, on July 20. The vote proved a challenge for the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP), which has been reeling from ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba clung on Monday even after his coalition suffered what he called an “extremely ...

Japan’s upper house election on Sunday dealt a big blow to the ruling coalition and sets markets up for possible policy ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba clung on Monday even after his coalition suffered what he called an “extremely ...

Koeda Yoshiyuki, a 51-year-old supporter, called Sanseito “the only party that can truly tackle the big problems Japan faces ...

Exit polls suggest Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition is likely to lose a majority its majority in the smaller of ...

This chart shows the seat distribution in the Japanese upper house after and previous to the 2025 election.

TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices ...