The tensions between the government and Indigenous communities reflect longstanding concerns over consultation and the ...

“Responsibility” has been the theme of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s 17 days on the campaign trail. Now, after an election where his ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition lost its ...

A consumption tax cut that was such a pivotal issue in Sunday's Upper House election is not a foregone conclusion given the ...

A record number of 42 female candidates were elected in Sunday’s Upper House election, marking a step forward for gender representation in Japan’s political landscape. Women won 33.6% of the 125 Upper ...

Former Japanese residents of the Russian-held islands cannot return to their hometowns because exchange programs between the ...

There is speculation the opposition party might form a coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party and its partner Komeito to form a stable, centrist-oriented government.