Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were three seats short of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says he will remain in office despite a major election defeat. On Sunday, his ...

The governing coalition of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is likely to lose a majority in the smaller of Japan’s two ...

Potential challengers include Sanae Takaichi, who came second to Ishiba in last year’s LDP leadership race; Takayuki Kobayashi, a former minister for economic security; and Shinjiro Koizumi, son of ...

The loss is another blow to Ishiba's coalition, making it a minority in both houses following its October defeat in the lower house election, and worsening Japan's political instability.

Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...

The Japanese government said it is responding to "crimes and nuisances committed by some foreigners and inappropriate use of ...

Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has ...