Unruly tourists, visa overstayers and increasing land purchases by foreign nationals were some of the issues spotlighted ...

An aide had pressed supporters to post messages of praise for Koizumi on a popular video-sharing site. Read more at ...

With just one week remaining until the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election in Japan, a recent survey ...

Ahead of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election (October 4), which will decide Japan’s next prime ...

With about a quarter of all LDP lawmakers having not decided who to back in the party's presidential election, the race is still fluid.

Super-long JGB yields have been falling from historic highs scaled earlier this month as concerns over Japan's fiscal outlook ...

Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a front-runner in the upcoming ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership contest, apologized ...

Japanese agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi is leading in support from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's lawmakers in the party leadership race, a Jiji Press survey has suggested. Koizumi has s ...

There is increasing political and public support in Japan for counterstrike capabilities as a deterrent. But there’s a misleading perception that oversimplifies the issue, says political scientist ...

Japanese government bonds saw limited trading as investors prepared for the weekend. Attention focused on the Bank of Japan's ...

Other challenges include increase in traffic accidents and incidents of deer venturing into urban areas in search of food ...

The five candidates vying for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party made a noticeable shift toward tax cuts, ...