Given all that is taking place, this is shaping up to be one of the most unusual Upper House elections in decades.

Campaigning for the House of Councillors election is officially underway in Japan, with a major focal point being measures to ...

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

The key numbers in the upcoming House of Councillors election are 50 and 63.

Japan is mounting its most ambitious effort in decades to revitalize its flagging shipbuilding industry, unveiling plans to ...

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

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

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

While the battle for votes is largely centred on cost of living, immigration remains an emotive flashpoint. Read more at ...

Trump threatened to impose a tariff of “30 percent or 35 percent” on Japan if a trade deal is not reached by the time the ...

“We have argued that the risk from Japan’s Upper House election to be held on July 20 is skewed to a weaker yen with a rise in volatility in the case of a loss by the ruling coalition party,” said ...

Japan’s MOF has cut bond sale amounts for 20-, 30-, and 40-year debt from this month by a combined 3.2 trillion yen to the ...