With the Liberal Democratic Party likely having performed poorly in Sunday’s House of Councillors election, some LDP members ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba clearly expressed his intention to remain in office even though the ruling bloc is likely to ...

A record high of about 26 million voters cast their ballots early for the House of Councillors election, according to a ...

In Sunday’s House of Councillors election, some voters were handed their ballots out of order in three municipalities in ...

In the Tokyo constituency, where seven seats are up for grabs in the upper house election, four candidates have been ...

The LDP and Komeito may not reach 50 seats, making it uncertain whether they will be able to maintain a majority, according ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is projected to lose many seats in the House of Councillors election on Sunday.

The government intends to revise the guidelines that state what actions to be taken by residents, companies and others when a ...

Voting is underway on Sunday in an election for Japan’s House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament, a poll that ...

A large rockfall on Thursday afternoon has halted cruises inside the Blue Cave, a tourist attraction at a cliff in Otaru, ...

The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito appeared unlikely to reach its target of 50 seats in the House of Councillors election on Sunday. It is therefore uncertain the ruling ...

A passenger’s smartphone or mobile battery caught fire inside a train on the JR Yamanote Line between Shin-Okubo and Shinjuku ...