The Sanseito, a populist party that made big gains in last July's House of Councillors election with its "Japanese First" platform, has unveiled its campaign pledges for the Feb 8 House of ...

Election-related businesses in Japan are scrambling to prepare for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, which is set to be held just 16 days after the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's ...

TOKYO - Relying on her high approval rating, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's gamble to dissolve Japan's House of Representatives on Friday for a general election, while sidestepping substantive policy ...

S. Korean police took 73 nationals into custody after they were forcibly repatriated from Cambodia alleged involvement in ...

China's youth unemployment rate remained elevated in December but declined for a fourth consecutive month, offering limited ...

Japan's opposition parties on Friday stepped up their pressure on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling coalition over ...

The number of detainee deaths in ICE custody in 2025 tied the record. The body count of 2026 may completely obliterate it.

Japan's Prime Minister dissolves parliament ahead of a snap election; millions brace for severe heat over the long weekend; ...

Ms Takaichi, a hawkish conservative, took office in October after winning an internal contest to lead the ruling Liberal ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi yesterday dissolved the lower house of parliament, paving the way for an early ...

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday dissolved the lower house of parliament, paving the way for a snap election ...