Takaichi’s growing influence is rooted in the dissatisfaction among party members with Ishiba’s leadership, particularly his disciplinary action against those involved in the funding scandal.

Since the race kicked off on Oct. 15, former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi has crisscrossed the country to give stump speeches on behalf of many candidates. While Ishiba and the party ...

Hours before winning a vote to stay on as Japan’s prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba was caught napping in parliament. But with Donald Trump headed back to the White House, he needs to wake up fast.

Domestic stability enabled Japan to take on an international leadership role. Those days may be over. The post A Weakened ...

Japan looks set for one of its closest national elections in years as voters go to the polls Sunday to decide whether to keep ...

Roughly 86% of economists polled by Reuters expect the central bank to leave its rates unchanged when it announces its ...

In addition, the All Japan Judo Federation organised masterclasses by Japanese judo legends such as Kenzo Nakamura, Aaron ...

Analysts predict a short tenure for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, with one noting that Japan could return to an era of ...

The election is expected to shake up the ruling’s Liberal Democratic Party’s majority hold in the lower house.

Besides contest from opposition parties emboldened by considerable gains in the snap polls, the biggest challenge could be ...

Aso, 84, backed Sanae Takaichi, minister in charge of economic security, in the runoff vote of the LDP leadership contest. Ishiba, who was the runner-up in the first round of voting but edged out ...

First is whether the administration can withstand internal fissures. The primary reason for the LDP’s loss is the public’s long-standing disdain for its mixture of politics and money. Although the ...