T HE IMAGE Tamaki Yuichiro wants to convey is of upward mobility. His campaign poster shows him grinning against a vivid ...

Less than a year after losing its majority in the lower chamber, the Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition government faces ...

Japan,a fascinating country with a rich cultural and historical legacy, stands as a remarkable blend of the ancient and the ...

This Sunday's Upper House elections in Japan are weighing on Japan's government bonds and the yen. Read more here.

Heading into the most consequential Japanese upper house election in memory and a possible defeat for the coalition of Prime ...

Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has ...

Japan's government, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, faces a critical upper house vote that could destabilize its ...

Japan's shaky minority government is poised for another setback in an upper house vote on Sunday, an outcome that could jolt ...