Japan's longtime ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its governing partner, Komeito, lost their majority in the lower house of parliament in snap elections Sunday, striking a blow to new ...

Japan’s ruling party will vote for its new leader on Friday, following Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s announcement last month that he would not stand for re-election. Whoever is named the new ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ’s ruling party, dogged by corruption scandals and plunging support, faces its toughest challenge in more than a decade in Sunday’s parliamentary election.

Four lawmakers are in the fight to take the helm of the Constitutional Democratic Party, Japan's largest opposition group. The winner will aim for a change of government at the next general ...