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 ...

After the overwhelming electoral victory of the Liberal DemocraticParty led by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Sept. 11, Japanese lawmakers have pursued ways to reflect the people's will ...

The Japanese public is split in its overall satisfaction with Japan’s democracy, while expressing slightly more trust in the national government. Though just 6% of Japanese have a lot of trust in ...

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

A strategy to revitalise Japan. Japan’s government, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, ... An open democracy in Japan. Anti-nuclear protest, Tokyo, 2012. Demotix/Nodoka Ishida.

When visiting Tokyo last week for the launch of the Japanese edition of The Life and Death of Democracy, it was pure coincidence, or sweet and sour serendipity, that the government of Prime ...

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

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 ...

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." ...

Recent reports of increasing political pressure on the freedom of the media raise serious concerns that the Japanese government may be trying to prevent journalists from fulfilling their role as ...