Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday expressed his intention to stay on as Japan's prime minister, with his Liberal Democratic Party set ...

Mayu Ushida, a former NHK announcer and political newcomer, is projected to win a seat in the Tokyo constituency in the July ...

Renho of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) is set to win a seat in the July 20 House of ...

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is expected to lose a significant number of seats in the July 20 House of Councillors ...

A record 26 million people cast early ballots for Sunday's House of Councillors election, the government said, with the ...

OSAKA -- Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of Nippon Ishin (the Japan Innovation Party), said July 20 that the party faced a "tough" ...

Takahiro Anno, leader of the political group Team Mirai, is set to secure his first victory in the July 20 House of ...

Japan's main opposition leader, Yoshihiko Noda, ruled out forming a grand coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...

Former Olympic gold medalist Daichi Suzuki, a newcomer from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is set to secure his first ...

All train services on the Yamanote loop line in central Tokyo were briefly suspended Sunday afternoon after a fire, likely ...

Up-and-coming No. 4 maegashira Hakuoho sprang a stunning upset to knock new yokozuna Onosato off the top of the leaderboard ...

Voting got underway on Sunday in Japan's House of Councillors election, with all eyes on whether the ruling coalition can ...