Three independent members of Japan's House of Representatives on Friday joined the in-house group of the Liberal Democratic ...

Japan's ruling bloc is set to regain its majority in the powerful House of Representatives as three independent lawmakers in ...

Sohei Kamiya, leader of the Sanseito party, speaks during an election campaign in Tosu, Saga prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 12, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO (AP) — Japan's far-right ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling bloc is set to regain its majority in the powerful House of Representatives as three ...

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Prime Minister and president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) meets the media at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Sunday, July 20, 2025. (Franck Robichon, Pool Photo ...

In the Japanese election on Sunday, the ruling coalition—the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito—lost its majority in the upper house of the Diet, or parliament. It was the ...

A Japanese political party seemingly inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda made significant gains in the country’s parliamentary elections on Sunday. It marks the 18th seat ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’ s conservative ruling party braced for a blow to its comfortable majority in the lower house of parliament in Sunday’s elections amid public rage ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation Sunday following his party’s historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election. Ishiba had resisted calls to step down but decided to ...

TOKYO (AP) — A fringe far-right populist party Sanseito was one of the biggest winners in the weekend's upper house election, attracting many voters with "Japanese First" platform that included ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he will resign, following growing calls from within his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s ...