Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government struggles after its major defeat in last year’s snap election.

Official campaigning began in Japan on Thursday for the July 20 House of Councillors election, a crucial test for Prime ...

Many Japanese are suffering from rising costs of living, ills associated with overtourism and foreign purchases of real ...

Official campaigning for Japan's House of Councilors, or upper house of the Diet, kicked off on Thursday and is seen as a ...

The following is a chronology of major events leading up to the official start of campaigning for Japan's House of ...

Japan’s tax revenues hit a record of around ¥75.2 trillion ($524 billion) in the fiscal year ended March, surpassing ...

President Trump says Japan, which he characterized as “spoiled,” will likely not make a deal with the United States on a ...

On July 1, commencing at 2:30p.m., for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, held a summit ...

Trump’s comments came during an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures on Sunday (June 29), ...

Peace and stability in the Middle East are extremely important to Japan and to the world. Since the beginning of the recent ...

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

Prime Minister Ishiba held a summit meeting with H.E. Mrs. Judith Suminwa Tuluka, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic ...