Japanese voters angry at inflation turned to other parties, notably the "Japanese first" Sanseito, which made strong gains ...

Exit polls suggest that Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito will secure only 32 to 51 ...

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

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he intended to stay on even as his ruling coalition suffered a historic setback in an upper house election on Sunday, an outcome that ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba promised to stay in office as US trade talks loom. At the same time, an openly xenophobic ...

Good morning. Shigeru Ishiba says he’ll stay put—despite a historic election setback. Some investors worry that disappointing ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future was unclear Monday after his coalition appeared to have disastrously lost its ...

Japan's ruling coalition is certain to lose control of the upper house in Sunday's (July 20) election, public broadcaster NHK ...

If the current ruling party loses its majority, the country’s waters could become uncharted at a critical time.

The upper house of Japan’s parliament has 248 seats. Lawmakers are elected for a term of six year. Elections however are held every three years to fill half of the seats. Today, 124 seats and one ...