Tomorrow, a key election takes in the G7 economy, Japan. The focus is on whether the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito, which together suffered ...

Asian stocks advanced as a global rally gained vigour on strong economic data that eased concerns about the US economy. Regional investors also believe central banks may do more to cushion ...

Sometimes, it’s the pressing election issues that no one is talking about that matter most. Especially when the omission is ...

As Japan prepares to vote for the House of Councilors, right-wing politicians are challenging PM Shigeru Ishiba over ...

Japan's tightly contested upper house election poses a threat to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's leadership, with rising ...

Japanese voters could unleash political turmoil as they head to the polls on Sunday in a tightly contested upper house ...

With his calls to limit foreign workers, fight globalism and put “Japanese First,” Sohei Kamiya has brought a fiery ...

Changes in Japan’s political environment make immigration a challenging issue for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party in ...

Australia can’t be a regional climate leader unless it has hard conversations about LNG with its friends in Japan and South ...

Misbehaving foreigners are fuelling support for radical Right-wing parties in Japan. Voters are set to turn their backs on ...

Japan’s ongoing rice shortage is bringing greater awareness to farmers’ issues, and greater scrutiny to the long-dominant ...

T HE IMAGE Tamaki Yuichiro wants to convey is of upward mobility. His campaign poster shows him grinning against a vivid ...