The party’s first-ever seats in the Tokyo legislature come amid scrutiny over its leader’s remarks on gender and overall ...

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

What began as a fringe movement is now gaining traction, driven by voter dissatisfaction with mainstream political parties ...

Half of all these seats in the upper house will be renewed on 20 July, a crucial date for PM Ishiba after his Liberal Democratic Party failed to obtain an absolute majority in the lower house of ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan has promised to provide 20,000 yen (approximately 190,000 won) per person as a pledge for the House of Councilors election to be held on the 28th of ...

Tokyo Election: Voters oust Japan's Liberal Democratic Party from top spot in city assembly, signaling trouble for PM Ishiba ahead of national polls.

Japan’s ruling party has suffered its worst result in local assembly elections in Tokyo, as residents of the capital used the vote to protest against soaring food prices and low wage growth.

Japanese media said it was a record-low result in the key local election for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has led the country almost continuously since 1955.

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior ruling coalition partner Komeito are struggling to secure 50 seats in the ...

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

Ishiba said he plans to hand out 20,000 yen to each resident in Japan to contain inflation as part of his party's election pledge for the upper house race in July. (Kyodo) ...