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With public frustration mounting over Japan's prolonged economic malaise, a rising tide of support for minor political ...
With the ruling coalition at risk of losing its Upper House majority, the opposition Democratic Party for the People could ...
A senior ruling party lawmaker on Wednesday faced a chorus of criticism for suggesting an earthquake that struck the Noto P ...
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior ruling coalition partner Komeito are struggling to secure 50 seats in the ...
Prominent speakers are drawing crowds and grabbing headlines with an intensity that sometimes sparked criticism from within ...
An overwhelming percentage of opposition candidates in the Upper House election support a “total ban” on corporate and group donations, but the rate was zero for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a ...
Japan must diversify trade ties beyond the U.S. market to mitigate risks and focus on partnerships with countries favouring ...
The official campaign period for the House of Councillors election got underway on July 3 as the lingering issue of "money in ...
The House of Councillors July 20 election exposes the cracks in Japan’s political strongholds and the growing regional-urban ...
It is decidedly outside the Trump administration’s interest to harm the LDP’s electoral prospects if it wants a greater ...
Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than a year ...
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...