Sanseito, a Japanese populist party that draws inspiration from Donald Trump's politics, is gaining support ahead of Sunday's ...

Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...

The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election, gaining support ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to remain in office on Monday after his ruling coalition suffered a bruising ...

The loss on Sunday left the Liberal Democrats a minority party in both houses of Parliament, while two new nationalist ...

Japanese markets were closed on Monday for a holiday, but the rise in the yen and Nikkei futures showed investors had already ...

Japan’s elections on Sunday saw the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party lose its longstanding majority, while a ...

TOKYO -- The day after the drubbing of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's upper house election, Japanese Prime ...

The era of predictable elections is over, though Prime Minister Ishiba vows to remain in office. Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and ...

Japan held elections for its upper house, the House of Councillors, on July 20. The vote proved a challenge for the conservative ruling Liberal Democ ...

Japan’s ruling party faces major setbacks as Trump’s tariff deadline approaches, threatening the economy and trade relations.

Sunday's election marks the first time the once-proud party has lost a majority in both houses since its foundation in 1955.