The LDP’s landslide win gives it over a two-thirds majority in Japan’s lower house, paving the way for a constitutional amendment to Japan’s postwar constitution. Takaichi has announced that she is ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) landslide victory in ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takayuchi leads the Liberal Democratic Party to a decisive parliamentary victory, securing control of the lower house and key legislation.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party captured a two-thirds supermajority in the 465-seat lower house, public broadcaster NHK reported.

Sanae Takaichi is popular - but inflation and a diplomatic row with China weigh on voters' minds.

Japan election live updates: Voter turnout stood at 16.05% as of 2 pm local time, down from 19.12% at the same point in the last election, according to Japan’s ministry of internal affairs and ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who secured a landslide victory in snap elections, has singled out India as a key ...

TOKYO -- Minor Japanese opposition parties Sanseito and Team Mirai both dramatically increased their seats in the ...

Japan’s age‑old frustration with money in politics and the broader push for political reform offer important insights into ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s wager on a snap election paid off spectacularly Sunday, with her Liberal Democratic Party securing an unprecedented single-handed two-thirds majority in the ...

Having assumed office late in 2025 after Shigeru Ishiba quit, Sanae Takaichi has concentrated power with a landslide Liberal Democratic Party victory and a supermajority in the snap election set for ...

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is one of the democratic world's most successful electoral machines, governing for all ...