The campaign period for the July 20 election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of Japan’s parliament, kicked ...

Law requiring couples to share one surname hinders women in the workplace and lowers birth rate, campaigners claim ...

Official campaigning began Thursday in Japan for the July 20 House of Councillors election, a crucial battle for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads a minority government. Ishiba has set a goal ...

Faced with right-wing attacks amid a growing national profile, Japan’s Kurds could benefit from simple, pragmatic ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...