The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support ...

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the Upper House. Speaking to media on Sunday, Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru ...

It won its first seat in the upper house in 2022, following a campaign in which it fashioned itself as an "anti-globalist" ...

Japan’s 10-year bond yield has surged to its highest level since 2008, driven by expectations of post-election fiscal ...

Premier says he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with US, but analysts say he faces political headwinds.

The right-wing populist party Sanseito, which gained seats in the July 20 House of Councillors election, has quietly stirred ...

With their "Japanese First" slogan, riffing off US President Donald Trump's "America First", they have truly ruffled the ...

Japan’s prime minister refused to step down despite losing his majority, thanks in part to a surge in hard-Right support. Shigeru Ishiba was asked if he would stay on after exit polls on Sunday night ...

Shigeru Ishiba denied he had decided to quit after a source and media reports said he planned to announce his resignation to take responsibility for a bruising upper house election defeat.

In contrast, support for Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which lost its majority in Sunday's election ... policies and pledges to help households struggling with rising prices. It also ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will announce his resignation by the end of next month, Japanese media reported on Wednesday, following a bruising election defeat ... has ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo on July 21, 2025, the day after the prime minister's coalition lost ...