William Sposato is a Tokyo-based journalist who has been a contributor to Foreign Policy since 2015. He has been following ...

Japan’s upper house election delivered deadlock over direction, exposing the nation’s fragile leadership and rising populist ...

Russia, China, and South Korea are trying to predict what the rise of Japan’s far right will mean for their interests.

Donna Littlepage claimed the Democratic nomination after a primary election in House District 40, according to unofficial results Tuesday night. Littlepage led by more than 1,000 votes over fellow ...

The question always has been how long they’d tolerate malaise. Sunday’s answer: Not any longer.

The ruling LDP has only been able to remain in office as a minority government as a result of the deep divisions among the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep ...

Around the country, lawmakers are seeking to undermine or nullify voter-approved ballot measures. California's voters took ...

Mr Ishiba has been under growing pressure to step down as his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, under growing pressure to step down over the historic loss of his ruling party in a ...

TOKYO--Investors took the outcome of Japan's parliamentary election in stride, with markets already pricing in another electoral defeat for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's administration.

Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...