Japan’s ruling party aims to secure roughly ¥1 trillion ($6.5 billion) per year to keep supporting the nation’s semiconductor and artificial intelligence sectors, according to a lawmaker who leads ...

Japan’s ruling party is in trouble, and it knows it. The country is rife with political instability, having cycled through four prime ministers in the last five years – all members of the Liberal ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s far-right populist Sanseito party was one of the biggest winners in the weekend’s upper house election, attracting many voters with its “Japanese First” platform that included ...

A Japanese political party seemingly inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda made significant gains in the country’s parliamentary elections on Sunday. It marks the 18th seat ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Japan’s Nikkei stock index jumped more than 4% on Monday after its ruling party chose an ultra-conservative as its leader and likely first woman prime minister. Other Asian markets ...

TOKYO— In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan's long-governing Liberal Democrats, and likely next prime minister, is an ultra-conservative star ...

The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi marked its first month on Friday, with some polls showing her ...