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 ...

"The LDP suffered a crushing defeat," said Takeshi Minami, chief economist at Norinchukin Research Institute, who sees a ...

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 its majority in Sunday’s national poll. Together with junior ...

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

Japan's ruling camp lost its majority in the House of Representatives in Sunday's election, dealing a heavy blow to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who must now look for additional support outside the ...

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

Japanese stocks rose on Monday as the yen careened to a three-month low after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition lost ...

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

Analysts are divided on whether Shigeru Ishiba will still be prime minister and LDP leader ahead of the upper house elections ...

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