By Junko Fujita and Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Heading into the most consequential Japanese upper house election in ...

Japan's ruling coalition lost control of the upper house in an election on Sunday, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pledged to stay in office after his ruling coalition suffered a major setback in the ...

While foreign nationals do not have the right to vote unless they naturalize, as residents they contribute to the economy, ...

TOKYO, July 21 (Xinhua) -- In a landmark political setback, Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the House of Councillors, signaling deep public dissatisfaction with the government and ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday apologized to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) for the election loss, adding that he will continue to govern in coalition with Komeito.

Rob Subbaraman of Nomura discusses Japan's upcoming upper house election and says while an LDP coalition losing the majority ...

Asian shares and the yen held their ground on Monday as Japanese elections proved bad for the government but no worse than ...

The yen strengthened after Japan's ruling coalition lost its upper house majority, sparking concerns of policy paralysis. Following market reactions to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's challenges and ...

“It’s possible Japan might experience its own triple whammy of market turmoil, perhaps a Japanese version of the ‘Trump ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was clinging on Monday even after his coalition disastrously lost its upper house majority, as painful new US tariffs loom.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he intended to stay on even as his ruling coalition is certain to lose control of the upper house in Sunday's election, per Bloomberg.