Princess Yuriko was the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito's brother and the oldest member of the imperial family. She died on ...

Economic malaise was the biggest factor in the devastating loss handed to Japan's ruling coalition last month.

Prefectural governors fear that raising the ¥1.03 million limit would means less central government tax money for local ...

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)--Policy chiefs from Japan's ruling bloc and the opposition Democratic Party for the People on ...

The Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and the Democratic Party for the People on Friday discussed the comprehensive economic ...

The extraordinary Diet session last month lasted only nine days and the House of Representatives was dissolved. Also, the ...

Conservatives urge Ishiba to wait until his domestic political position stabilises, while others say avoiding Trump could ...

The move is designed to lower the share of political donations from companies and organizations, which have been subject to ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to take tougher measures against misuse of political funds after he was reelected by parliament following a major loss in the polls last month by his ...

An extraordinary parliamentary session will likely begin on Nov 28 to allow for deliberation on a supplementary budget needed to fund new inflation-relief measures proposed by the government of ...