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

The government on Tuesday launched a new office within the Cabinet Secretariat tasked with addressing concerns about the ...

Following similar trends overseas, several Japanese political parties are announcing tougher regulations against foreigners ...

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

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday launched a new office within the Cabinet Secretariat tasked with reviewing and ...

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the country's upper house, but Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he ...

Sunday’s vote comes after Ishiba’s coalition lost a majority in the October lower house election, stung by past corruption scandals.

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 ...

With his calls to limit foreign workers, fight globalism and put “Japanese First,” Sohei Kamiya has brought a fiery ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged Tuesday to set up a new command center within the Cabinet Secretariat early next week ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday’s upper house election, and a ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is the voters’ top choice for dealing with the main issues in the Upper House election, but the rates all fall below a majority, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed.