Lately a diplomatic spat with China has begun depressing the number of people coming to Japan from that country—but even this ...

Shunichi Suzuki, secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, expressed hope Tuesday that the Democratic Party for the People will join the ruling coalition of his party and the Japan ...

The Liberal Democratic Party’s strategy of electing Sanae Takaichi as president to win back supporters who had drifted to new ...

Japan’s long-standing coalition cracked when Komeito chose its identity over power, walking out rather than be tainted by the ...

The figure compares with the Liberal Democratic Party’s announcement in 2022 that 180 of its lawmakers had ties with the ...

Japan stands on the cusp of a potentially historic political shift, with Saturday's vote for the ruling party's new leader set to usher in either the nation's first woman prime minister or its ...

In 2026, Japan’s fragmented Diet will have less room to govern as economic pressures, demographic decline and regional uncertainties sharpen policy trade-offs ...

While Japan's two governing parties share the goal of revising the country's Constitution, differences between their stances are now becoming evident. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is seeking a ...

The end of Japan's 26-year-long ruling coalition just before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took office in October will force the centrist Komeito party, which had long wielded influence ...

The outcome of Japan's LDP leadership contest means Japan will have its first woman prime minister. The yen was sent reeling, as were Japanese bonds, where the 40-year yield surged 15 bp to around ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party have broadly agreed to form a coalition government, setting the stage for the country's first female prime minister, ...