Gambling in a bid for a stronger mandate, Japan’s new prime minister called a general election a year before he needed to, ...

The long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party has lost its parliamentary majority, raising questions about the policy stability ...

Freshly named Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will likely have to form a new coalition government after his ruling party took a ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition lost a majority in the 465-seat lower house in a key parliamentary ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's long-reigning coalition lost a majority in the parliamentary election, underscoring ...

NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The yen hit three-month lows against the dollar on Monday, as Japan's ruling coalition's ...

Japan is "heading for a time of political instability," Shimada Yukiko said on Japan's public broadcaster NHK. The first ...

Global shares rise, buoyed by a weakened yen and Japan's recent parliamentary elections, when the ruling party lost its ...

In a significant political upset, Japan's Liberal Democratic Party coalition failed to secure the 233 seats required to ...

On September 27, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) chose Ishiba Shigeru as the party president – and, by extension, Japan’s ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba now faces a political battle to keep his job and continue on the path set by his predecessor.

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority after snap elections, Japanese media projected early Monday, in what would be ...