The following is a chronology of major events leading up to the official start of campaigning for Japan's House of ...

The election will be a tough test on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s handling of economic woes at home and global challenges ...

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 ...

After less than a year in office, Shigeru Ishiba is already under pressure following an abysmal showing for his party in a ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday urged senior members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to come ...

Ishiba’s plan to distribute cash handouts of ¥20,000 per adult is expected to cost around ¥3.5 trillion, according to his ...

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party suffered its worst-ever result in a Tokyo metropolitan election, losing its spot as ...

The leaders of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition party both dismissed the idea of forming a grand ...

In the wake of the LDP factions' slush fund scandal, the need for reviewing those donations was once again pointed out, but the Shigeru Ishiba administration has repeatedly postponed a conclusion ...

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secured its lowest number of seats ever in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election on ...

Sixteen of the top 20 income earners in the Diet were members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, according to 2024 ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s goal is a simple majority. Half of the 248 seats for six-year terms in the upper ...