Japan's debt burden is significant, with the country's debt-to-gross domestic product ratio the highest in the developed world, at about 250% ...

The key numbers in the upcoming House of Councillors election are 50 and 63.

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s goal is a simple majority. Half of the 248 seats for six-year terms in the upper ...

Though the LDP is not currently facing any scandals, the party may have lost support due to a buildup of distrust toward its political stance and policies.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election was a critical test for Ishiba’s leadership and his party, and the LDP failed it.