Declaring a hiatus should not be allowed in national politics, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed July 21 to remain in office despite the disastrous showing in the Upper House election that saw his ...

The ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba suffered a bruising defeat in the Upper House election. Voters ...

The fringe rightist Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's Upper House election on Sunday, gaining ...

The ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lost its majority in the Upper House election on July 20, ...

SINGAPORE--The yen firmed on Monday after Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in the Upper House as investors braced ...

Opposition party Sanseito, which espouses “Japanese First” policies and spouts anti-immigrant rhetoric, made a strong showing ...

Front-page headlines in Japanese newspapers come in various forms. The more important or surprising the news, the more the ...

Nippon Steel Corp.’s acquisition of U. S. Steel required nerves of steel, which Eiji Hashimoto, the company’s chairman and ...

A classic manga by Ryoko Yamagishi featuring Prince Shotoku of ancient Japan will be adapted into a traditional Noh-kyogen ...

SENDAI—Sendai locals Keisuke Saito and Junko Abe each found and consumed 100 different fish species in their quest to gain ...

The Self-Defense Forces are back in business with a boot camp program for companies wanting to toughen up new hires.

TOKYO--Japanese were voting Sunday for seats in the smaller of Japan's two parliamentary houses in a key election with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his ruling coalition facing a possible defeat ...