Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid ...

TOKYO--Investors took the outcome of Japan's parliamentary election in stride, with markets already pricing in another electoral defeat for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's administration.

Japanese politics has reached a major turning point. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito suffered a crushing ...

USD/JPY gained modestly on Tuesday as markets largely looked past the LDP-Komeito coalitions election defeat. Japans ruling ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba yesterday said he intends to remain in office, despite his ruling coalition losing its majority in the upper house in weekend elections.

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

This is the first time since the party was founded that an LDP-led government has lost its majority in both houses of the Diet.

Exit polls suggest Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition is likely to lose a majority its majority in the smaller of ...

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Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba vowed to remain in his post on Monday after his ruling coalition suffered a bruising defeat in upper house elections, prompting some in his own party to doubt his ...

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, which Prime Minister Ishiba leads, secured 47 seats in parliament, short of the 50 it needs for a majority.

Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain a ...