The Japanese ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lost its majority in the upper house, marking a political ...

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

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba promised to stay in office as US trade talks loom. At the same time, an openly xenophobic ...

Japan's upper house election on Sunday dealt a big blow to the ruling coalition and sets markets up for possible policy ...

The loss is another blow to Ishiba's coalition, making it a minority in both houses following its October defeat in the lower ...

Equities mostly rose Monday on optimism countries will reach US trade deals before an August 1 deadline, while the yen gained ...

TOKYO, July 21. /TASS/. Muneo Suzuki, known as a supporter of the development of relations with Russia, received a deputy mandate after Sunday's elections to the upper house of parliament, in which he ...

Japan’s ruling coalition suffered a major electoral setback on Sunday, losing its majority in the upper house — a blow that ...

The ruling coalition needs a total of 125 seats for a majority. They already have 75 uncontested seats, but NHK projections suggest it may be difficult for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and ...

While the ballot does not directly determine whether Ishiba's administration will fall, it heaps pressure on the embattled leader who also lost control of the more powerful lower house in October.

The yen may be volatile against the dollar as a setback for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition in the upper house election casts doubt over the nation’s policy direction, dimming the ...

The Japanese yen strengthened on Monday as investors reacted to political uncertainty following Japans ruling coalition ...