Without formally rewriting the Pacifist Constitution, Japan has steadily reinterpreted and diluted it, making the ...

Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan’s ruling party in her 20-seat prefecture for the Oct. 27 general ...

Media insiders say Japan's press is rarely overtly repressed, but access pressures and newsroom caution still shape what gets ...

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s resignation announcement on September 7, after less than a year in office, places Japan at a political and economic crossroads. Ishiba stepped down after two ...

Where Does Bangladesh’s Once Dominant Awami League Stand Today? One aspect of the result merits closer analytical attention: the voting behavior of younger citizens. Pre-election surveys showed Prime ...

After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first woman prime minister, AFP spoke to some of her younger counterparts who called it a symbolic victory. The three local councillors anticipate ...

Its author, Anno Takahiro, a software engineer and serial AI entrepreneur, has since founded the hottest political startup in Japan: Team Future (Mirai), a techno-optimist outfit that broke through in ...

Sanae Takaichi became Japan's first female prime minister Tuesday. Her election comes at a time of upheaval in Japanese politics. Japan's lawmakers just elected the country's first woman prime ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader on Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and ...

Sanae Takaichi became the leader of Japan's LDP last week - Copyright POOL/AFP Yuichi YAMAZAKI Sanae Takaichi became the leader of Japan's LDP last week - Copyright ...

Despite the Liberal Democratic Party’s losing its majority in both houses, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba continues to cling to power, leaving Japan in political gridlock with no party strong ...