Renho of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) is set to win a seat in the July 20 House of ...

Enjoy the Mainichi Shimbun's "spot the difference" puzzle. The rules are simple: find the seven differences between the two ...

Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday expressed his intention to stay on as Japan's prime minister, with his Liberal Democratic Party set ...

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is expected to lose a significant number of seats in the July 20 House of Councillors ...

A record 26 million people cast early ballots for Sunday's House of Councillors election, the government said, with the ...

Mayu Ushida, a former NHK announcer and political newcomer, is projected to win a seat in the Tokyo constituency in the July ...

Former Olympic gold medalist Daichi Suzuki, a newcomer from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is set to secure his first ...

Japan's main opposition leader, Yoshihiko Noda, ruled out forming a grand coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...

All train services on the Yamanote loop line in central Tokyo were briefly suspended Sunday afternoon after a fire, likely ...

Takahiro Anno, leader of the political group Team Mirai, is set to secure his first victory in the July 20 House of ...

Up-and-coming No. 4 maegashira Hakuoho sprang a stunning upset to knock new yokozuna Onosato off the top of the leaderboard ...

Voting got underway on Sunday in Japan's House of Councillors election, with all eyes on whether the ruling coalition can ...