The official campaign period for the House of Councillors election got underway on July 3 as the lingering issue of "money in ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election later this month as his minority ...

Official campaigning kicked off Thursday for Japan's July 20 House of Councillors election -- the first national poll to be ...

The following is a chronology of major events leading up to the official start of campaigning for Japan's House of ...

Japanese voters delivered a stinging rebuke to the country’s longtime ruling party in elections Sunday, plunging the world’s fourth largest economy into a rare period of political uncertainty.

Official campaigning for Japan's House of Councilors, or upper house of the Diet, kicked off on Thursday and is seen as a ...

The Bank of Japan should focus on working with the government to boost domestic demand and revitalise the economy, Souhei ...

Eight leaders from Japan's main political parties engaged in heated debate on Wednesday, ahead of elections in the country's ...

Polls opened Sunday in Japan’s general election, in a test for new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as he seeks voter support for his scandal-hit party just weeks after taking the role.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s goal is a simple majority. Half of the 248 seats for six-year terms in the upper ...