The opposition party wants to raise the threshold for tax exemptions from the current ¥1.03 million ($6,740), a move that ...

A total of 13 incumbent and former Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly members have been referred to prosecutors for allegedly ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s long-reigning coalition lost a majority in the parliamentary election, underscoring ...

In a significant political upset, Japan's Liberal Democratic Party coalition failed to secure the 233 seats required to ...

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has apologized to lawmakers of his Liberal Democratic Party for its poor results in ...

The ruling and opposition parties agreed Friday to reappoint Fukushiro Nukaga of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as ...

The leader of the small Japanese political party that could become a useful ally for a weakened government dug in his heels ...

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party is looking to make policy deals short of expanding its ruling coalition after the ruling ...

The Bank of Japan is unlikely to be deterred from its rate hike cycle despite the ruling LDP losing its lower house majority.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has begun policy talks with an opposition party in a bid to seek an agreement on a ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the smaller opposition Democratic Party for the People on Friday began ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may find that the price for securing the support of a small opposition party and ...