The exclusion of lawmakers involved in the slush fund scandal is apparently aimed at avoiding criticism from the opposition ...

The new "butt bin" program aims to reduce the number of cigarette butts discarded on downtown streets and sidewalks.

However, some have expressed concern that attending panel hearings could "open a Pandora's box," as there are unexplained ...

Among voters without party affiliation, 14 percent picked the LDP in the proportional representation portion of the election, down from 19 percent in the previous election in 2021. The LDP’s ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whom lawmakers voted to keep in office Monday despite his party’s dismal recent election showing, has vowed to further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid ...

Japanese social media was quick to point out that PM Shigeru Ishiba appeared to doze off during Monday’s vote in parliament ...

Moving forward, the ruling and opposition parties must work together to reform and rebuild public trust, aiming for unity.” ...

The Japanese parliament on Monday re-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister in a rare runoff ...

The Liberal Democratic Party, which has been in power almost continuously since 1955, failed to secure an absolute majority ...

Japan's ruling (LDP) is considering requesting that the so-called "slush fund lawmakers," who received kickbacks from ...

Shigeru Ishiba was formally reelected as Japan's prime minister on Monday after a rare runoff vote in parliament that his ruling coal ...