The success of the Sanseito party could reshape Japan’s domestic and foreign policy. It also aligns Japan with political ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan – A 19-year-old Japanese college student joined others casting a historic first ballot at a polling station earlier this week. Then he wondered if he had spent enough time ...

Japanese voters are participating in a crucial upper house election that could determine the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru ...

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has once again been dealt a resounding "no" from voters in Japan. This result reflects a ...

Listen to this article Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s position is becoming more precarious, primarily due to a prominent political funding scandal within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...

Extremely low voter turnout is a major issue in Japan. For example, voter turnout for Japan's recent Lower House election held on December 17, 2014 — in which voters had a say about who the prime ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's support among young voters is decreasing, putting his tenure at risk despite efforts to appeal to this demographic with promises of unprecedented efforts to ...