In anticipation of the upcoming House of Councillors election, set to be held by July, political parties in Japan are beginning to unveil – or at least hint at – their campaign promises. The platforms ...

Its author, Anno Takahiro, a software engineer and serial AI entrepreneur, has since founded the hottest political startup in ...

Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan’s ruling party in her 20-seat prefecture for the Oct. 27 general ...

This realignment of parties has broader ramifications for governance. To be sure, Japanese voters are worried about affordability and the growing economic pressures on their households. But there are ...

People gather at a Sanseito party rally in front of Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on July 21, 2025, a day after the opposition party’s strong showing in the House of Councillors election. Reporter Donald ...

Despite the Liberal Democratic Party’s losing its majority in both houses, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba continues to cling to power, leaving Japan in political gridlock with no party strong ...

In Japan’s July 2025 Upper House election, the far-right party Sanseito achieved a surprising breakthrough. The party’s rise reflects declining support for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and ...

Political scientist and award-winning author Mari Miura spoke on Nov. 14 at the Annenberg School for Communication on challenges facing gender equality in a talk titled, “The Current Situation of ...

After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first woman prime minister, AFP spoke to some of her younger counterparts who called it a symbolic victory. The three local councillors anticipate ...

Japan’s political landscape could be on the brink of major upheaval after exit polls showed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition likely lost its majority in the country’s upper house ...

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. Japan’s relatively new ...

The February 2026 lower house election in Japan resulted in a landslide victory for the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The LDP secured 316 of the 465 contested seats, achieving a ...