Mr Ishiba has been under growing pressure to step down as his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition ...

Japan’s prime minister refused to step down despite losing his majority, thanks in part to a surge in hard-Right support.

The minority government of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is under pressure to quickly decide on how to respond to the ...

Ishiba’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain a majority in the 248-seat upper house in Sunday’s vote.

Japan's leader Shigeru Ishiba faces mounting political pressure as his ruling coalition is set to lose its majority in the ...

Exit polls suggest Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition is likely to lose a majority its majority in the smaller of ...

Japan will hold an important election for the House of Councillors on July 20. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal ...

In Japan’s July 20 House of Councillors election, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the largest political party in Japan, ...

Japanese politics has reached a major turning point. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito suffered a crushing ...

The ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lost its majority in the Upper House election on July 20, ...

The Komeito called for blanket 100,000 yen cash payouts to children aged 18 or younger as part of the package, while LDP officials wanted to set an income cap. As a compromise, ...