Campaigning officially started on July 3 for an Upper House election that could further upend the power structure in Japanese ...

The Democratic Party for the People modified language in its Upper House election manifesto that was criticized as xenophobic by voices both inside and outside the party.

July 3, marks the official start of campaigning for the House of Councillors election. Can the sense of stagnation in ...

Campaigning for the House of Councillors election began Thursday and will continue until the day before the polls open on July 20. Economic measures to counter prolonged high prices will be a key ...

Official campaigning for Japan's House of Councilors, or upper house of the Diet, kicked off on Thursday and is seen as a ...

Donald Trump is pressuring Tokyo to buy Californian rice, as a national shortage exposes the country’s deep-rooted resistance ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government struggles after its major defeat in last year’s snap election.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday defended his party's plan to distribute cash handouts as a quick way to help households struggling with rising prices as he sought to deflect opposition ...

From left, Democratic Party of Japan President Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President ...

The opposition party is looking to raise its seat count in the chamber to 21, which would enable it to independently submit ...

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

The leaders of eight major political parties laid out differing plans to tackle rising consumer prices in a debate held on ...