Gender rights advocates say this is a step in the right direction but warn conservative opposition may still stall progress ...

A unique system of close co-operation between the ... Party leader Yukio Hatoyama comes from a typical Japanese political dynasty. His grandfather was the founder of the LDP (along with the ...

The Japanese public is once again losing patience ... Moreover, this proposal—by creating a better-functioning political system—will enable parties to push through broader economic and social ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s proposal to fix the flawed political funding system is nothing but a ... the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, position the abolition of corporate ...

Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's fugitive ex-chairman, says he has not fled justice but "escaped injustice and political persecution ... been described as Japan's "hostage justice" system.

Japan, the United States and South Korea have steadily built ... Adding to the uncertainty is the political turmoil in South Korea triggered by Yoon's abrupt but short-lived martial law declaration in ...

Ishiba is in a far weaker political position than his immediate ... lacks decisive leadership at a time when Japan can ill afford it.

says the political system is partly to blame, but says it is also the responsibility of the country's political parties. Japan elects its members of parliament in two ways; 289 members are chosen ...