In a crucial parliamentary election, Shigeru Ishiba's coalition lost its upper house majority. The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito all...

The stimulus lays out fiscal spending of 21.9 trillion yen ($140 billion) on measures to support sustained wage gains and cash handouts for...

Japan election 2024 results have reportedly shown that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is losing majority.

Japan election results 2024 have shown Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition is losing majority, according to reports.

Exit polls indicate Japan's ruling coalition might not secure a parliamentary majority, heightening uncertainty in the government. The Libe...

The 'kanji' -- the character -- for tax topped an annual poll of more than 1,47,000 respondents by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundat...

ET has learnt that Biden's State of the Union address may have clashed with India's Republic Day and Quad Summit in an election year in the...

The election was held two days after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a dominant politician and power broker. "The ma...

Abe, Japan's longest-serving modern leader, was gunned down on Friday during a campaign speech in the western city of Nara in a killing tha...

The LDP-Komeito coalition was projected to win 239 to 288 seats in the lower house, more than the 233 needed for a majority, NHK said. The ...

Hidemasa Nakamura, a senior Tokyo 2020 Games official, said that it is "highly probable that people will come into close contact with an in...

For the Tokyo Olympics, already postponed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, public concerns remain over how Tokyo can hold the global...

The official costs published last year at this time were $12.6 billion. However, Japan's National Audit Board last year said the costs are ...

A poll released Tuesday by national broadcaster NHK found just 27 percent of respondents support holding the Games next year, with 32 perce...

The result comes amid a controversy over Suga's rejection of six scholars for membership in a science advisory body set up after World War ...

The 65-year-old is also the second-longest-serving leader of the Group of Seven major economies behind only German Chancellor Angela Merkel...

Abe and his finance minister Taro Aso have been on the ropes in recent days following revelations that key documents relating to a controve...