The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support ...

Campaigning under the nationalist slogan “Japanese First,” the party capitalised on growing public frustration with ...

Sanseito, a Japanese populist party that draws inspiration from Donald Trump's politics, is gaining support ahead of Sunday's ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to remain in office on Monday after his ruling coalition suffered a bruising ...

The success of new political parties focused on wages, immigration and an unresponsive political elite highlights the ...

After back-to-back defeats in both houses—a historic first in 70 years for the Liberal Democratic Party—the latest Upper ...

Long-ruling party faces crisis with populists capturing working people’s vote as traditional rural base shrinks ...

Japan’s voters dealt Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with yet another devastating blow on ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high U.S. tariffs after a weekend election defeat left his ...

PM Ishiba's coalition was projected to have lost its majority in the upper house, a result that might push him to resign.

The ruling LDP and its junior partner Komeito both suffered significant losses amid widespread concerns over the rising cost ...

Sunday's election marks the first time the once-proud party has lost a majority in both houses since its foundation in 1955.