The official campaign period for the House of Councillors election got underway on July 3 as the lingering issue of "money in ...

Japan's upcoming upper house election could have important implications for fiscal health and credit ratings if it brings ...

A working relationship with ruling parties is key to achieving their policy goals, but at the risk of losing their populist ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election this month as his minority government ...

The following is a chronology of major events leading up to the official start of campaigning for Japan's House of ...

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party suffered its worst-ever result in a Tokyo metropolitan election, losing its spot as ...

Campaigning for Japan’s upper house election started Thursday, with unpopular Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba fighting to ...

Official campaigning for Japan's House of Councilors, the upper chamber of the Diet, began on Thursday, marking a pivotal ...

Faced with right-wing attacks amid a growing national profile, Japan’s Kurds could benefit from simple, pragmatic ...

Official campaigning in Japan for Japan's July 20 Upper House election kicked off Thursday, giving an opportunity to voters ...

Law requiring couples to share one surname hinders women in the workplace and lowers birth rate, campaigners claim ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s goal is a simple majority. Half of the 248 seats for six-year terms in the upper ...