The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...

Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya's xenophobic views, antisemitic remarks and emphasis on Japan’s ethnic purity have raised alarms ...

Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce his resignation by the end of next month, media said on Wednesday, following a bruising defeat in an upper house election. That step would ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will resign in the wake of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s electoral defeat, ...

Japan’s elections on Sunday saw the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party lose its longstanding majority, while a ...

The key to whether the smoldering dissatisfaction in the party will develop into a “drop Ishiba” groundswell and trigger his resignation lies in the actions of party lawmakers in “non-mainstream” ...

The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support ...

The new Liberal Democratic Party oversaw Japan’s rapid growth during the 1960s and 1970s, which helped to solidify its power. And over the decades, it has morphed into a big tent, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to resign amid growing opposition within his party following a heavy ...