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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Criticized as misogynistic, an opposition leader said his comment that policy is “difficult to understand” for women was ...

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of Japan's small opposition Democratic Party for the People, apologized Wednesday for remarks that ...

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