The government submitted to parliament on Monday its fiscal 2024 draft supplementary budget, with ¥13.94 trillion ($92.97 billion) in general-account spending. The budget will finance a comprehensive economic package, the…
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People will set up a forum shortly to coordinate basic policies in areas including the economy, foreign affairs…
In parliamentary questioning Monday, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was grilled over issues ranging from the Liberal Democratic Party's approach to political reform and his stance on social issues to the…
In his second policy speech as prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba on Friday began with a candid reflection on his precarious standing as the leader of a minority government bracing for…
The parliament opened a 24-day extraordinary session on Thursday as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to enact political reform legislation and a supplementary budget.He is expected to face intensified pressure…
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who launched his second Cabinet on Monday, faces a tightrope walk, as he leads a minority government following his ruling bloc's major election setback last month…
The Japanese government and the ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party are discussing a plan to set the date for convening an extraordinary session of the Diet, or…
Lawmakers were set to decide on Monday whether Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba remains the country's leader after his scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a Lower House election late…
Nobuyuki Baba, leader of opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai, announced on Sunday that his party will not cooperate with the administration of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. In a meeting at…
Japan's conservatives have denounced a recent United Nations committee recommendation urging the nation to change its laws to allow a woman to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne, accusing it of ignorance…