The government is formed by the party with a majority of seats in the House of Representatives. The leader of that party is the prime minister of Japan and head of the executive branch. The judiciary ...

Of 23 countries surveyed, median of 58% of adults were dissatisfied with democracy. Pew says many are frustrated with ...

The democracy-vs-autocracy framing has widened the divide between democratic countries — “us” — and Russia and its allies — ...

In Japan, there are growing concerns about the dominance of older politicians who lavish welfare spending on older voters, while young politicians are rare, in a situation dubbed "silver democracy." ...

Trust in Japan's parliamentary politics is wavering. Politicians have been unable to present solutions to social issues, and the people are disappointed that their will is not being reflected ...

Campaigning for Japan's upper house election started Thursday, with unpopular Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba fighting to ...

Japan’s Democracy in an Era of Transition ... Shinzō Abe and the New Japan. After working on the staff of a Japanese legislator in 2006-2007, ... Asia Society takes no institutional position on policy ...

TOKYO — Shigeru Ishiba officially takes office as Japan’s prime minister Tuesday, replacing Fumio Kishida, who resigned in no small part because of record-high disapproval numbers for their ...

I found myself scratching my head and deciding as to whether Japan is a truly functional democratic country. Truthfully speaking, it is a democratic state but “functional” is debatable. It’s important ...

Political disengagement, especially among young people, is becoming more severe. Since 2012, when the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) regained control of the government, voter turnout for single ...