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

The exclusion of lawmakers involved in the slush fund scandal is apparently aimed at avoiding criticism from the opposition ...

Akamatsu, a member of Japan's big tent conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), became the first manga creator to win a ...

The new "butt bin" program aims to reduce the number of cigarette butts discarded on downtown streets and sidewalks.

Japanese social media was quick to point out that PM Shigeru Ishiba appeared to doze off during Monday’s vote in parliament ...

The Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund (NYSE:LDP) is a closed-end fund that income-focused investors can purchase as a method of achieving a high level of current income ...

The main ruling LDP lost 56 seats in the election, though it still has the most of any party, with 191 of the chamber's 465 seats. The ruling coalition of the LDP and its junior partner Komeito ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whom lawmakers voted to keep in office Monday despite his party’s dismal recent election showing, has vowed to further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid ...

Shigeru Ishiba was formally reelected as Japan's prime minister on Monday after a rare runoff vote in parliament that his ruling coal ...

Ishiba, the LDP's president, made the statement at the first general meeting of the party's political reform headquarters ...

Moving forward, the ruling and opposition parties must work together to reform and rebuild public trust, aiming for unity.” ...