Will Japan become the latest country to fall to the populist right? - Japan’s right wing Sanseito party made surprise gains ...

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

Potential challengers include Sanae Takaichi, who came second to Ishiba in last year’s LDP leadership race; Takayuki Kobayashi, a former minister for economic security; and Shinjiro Koizumi, son of ...

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

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ’s ruling coalition failed Monday to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in ...

The term "xenophobia," derived from the Greek words "xenos" (meaning stranger) and "phobos" (meaning fear), was selected as ...

Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...

Japan presented what would best be described as a “control tower” agency to combat the adverse effects of overtourism ...

The Japanese government said it is responding to "crimes and nuisances committed by some foreigners and inappropriate use of ...