On January 23, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae dissolved the Diet and called for a Lower House election on February 8.

Sanae Takaichi is betting on her high approval ratings to secure a clearer mandate. If she wins, Japan’s first female prime ...

Japan's ruling camp is touting national strength heading into Sunday's general election, while opposition parties are focusing on people's daily lives. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who leads the ...

The following are key campaign pledges made by major Japanese political parties for the House of Representatives election on ...

Debate over the prime minister's "exclusive prerogative" to dissolve the House of Representatives is gaining momentum in Japan following the current premier Sanae Takaichi's recent use of that ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early ...

Japan's new opposition party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, unveiled its party platform on Monday with pledges to ease economic press ...

By moving early, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi intends to consolidate her leadership, gain popular endorsement for her fiscal and security policies, and strengthen her party’s legislative power. Yet t ...

(Philip FONG/AFP/AFP) After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first woman prime minister, AFP spoke to some of her younger counterparts who called it a symbolic victory. The three local ...

Japan enters 2026 confronting a convergence of political, economic and demographic pressures that mark a decisive shift in its post-war governance model. The 2024 Lower House and 2025 Upper House ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's decision to call a snap general election on February 8 to seek voter backing for her ...

Japanese voters weary of political upheaval will reluctantly head to the polls Sunday, in an election that promises to be one of the country's most complex and confusing ever. Polls suggest that Japan ...