Diverse popular opinion at times offers a certain direction through the lens of an election. In the latest House of ...

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The opposition Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) significantly increased its seats in the July 20 House of Councillors ...

The DPFP maintained the momentum it gained by quadrupling its seats in the previous lower house election. Its campaign ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The United States looks forward to working closely with Japan in a bilateral alliance that has "never ...

Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa will visit Washington from Monday for an eighth round of trade talks, with the ...

The opposition party Sanseito made a strong showing in the July 20 House of Councillors election in both constituency and ...

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China on Monday said it will continue to seek stable ties with Japan, a day after the country's upper house election in which ...

The government-backed Japan International Cooperation Agency and a U.N. unit in charge of landmine countermeasures have ...

The shipping of "shinko eel" began in Miyazaki Prefecture on July 14, ahead of "Doyo no Ushi no Hi" or the Day of the Ox in ...

A record 42 women won seats in Japan's House of Councillors election on Sunday, surpassing the previous record of 35 set in ...