TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling party and its junior partner lost their majority in Sunday's parliamentary electionThe loss, much bigger than expected, is bad news for…
Reuters file photo Japan and US flags By Shinji Abe / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer 16:04 JST, October 29, 2024 WASHINGTON — The United States will continue to…
Voter turnout for single-seat constituencies in Sunday's general election in Japan stood at 53.85%, the third lowest in post-World War II history, according to internal affairs ministry data. The figure…
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe Diet Building The Yomiuri Shimbun 13:14 JST, October 29, 2024 The government and ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito intend to convene a special…
Japan risks entering a renewed phase of policy stasis just as the world prepares for the possible return of Donald Trump to the White House — and the pressure that…
Political parties in Japan are jockeying to form a majority in the Diet following an election that dealt a severe blow to the ruling coalition. A vote to name the…
Newsfrom Japan Politics Oct 29, 2024 13:49 (JST) Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)--Hidehisa Otsuji, president of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of Japan's parliament, has decided to resign…
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, and its coalition partner Komeito suffered a major defeat in the general election, highlighting the public's deep mistrust and anger over the LDP's…
Amember of staff hands flyers with picture of Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba before his election campaign speech in Tokyo on October 26, 2024. Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty…
