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, ...

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 ...

Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba on Monday revealed plans to stay in office to provide “stability” and tackle economic ...

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 ...

X declined to hand over data in allegations made by French authorities in relation to a data tampering investigation on ...