Political party leaders made their final pitches to voters on Saturday, the day before the House of Representatives election.

Japan's new leader enjoys support among younger voters but wants to consolidate her position in an election that will decide ...

About two-thirds of all candidates running in the Feb. 8 Lower House election support Japan strengthening its defense ...

Please judge whether I am qualified as prime minister, fellow citizens.” This single phrase, repeatedly chanted by Japanese ...

Japanese are voting on issues ranging from cost of living to constitutional reform.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking to leverage her popularity to help her party win Sunday’s snap election as ...

Japan's prime minister is a heavy metal music fan. This charismatic combination, along with an image that is both tough and ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking to leverage her popularity to help her party win Sunday’s snap election as ...

Yen slips ahead of Japan’s snap election as traders bet on Takaichi win, reflationary policy continuity and weaker currency.

Thanks to her soaring approval ratings, Japan’s first female prime minster is set to lead her party to a landslide election ...

The party has right-wing social views: it calls the second world war the “Greater East Asian War”, adopting the nomenclature ...