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Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of a small opposition party now able to wield outsized political influence, had long puzzled over ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's economic and policies could further weaken the yen's value against the U.S. dollar, the ...

Hanako Okada was one of 73 women to win seats at the general election last month, a record number in a Parliament long dominated by men.

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Japan - Some Tokyo residents urged Japan's newly elected leadership to tackle corruption head-on and take meaningful steps to ...

The cliffhanger election in the United States in which Kamala Harris came close to becoming the country's first female ...

After retaining the prime minister’s post on Nov. 11, Shigeru Ishiba pledged additional reforms of political funding ...

Prime Minister Ishiba’s election gamble has failed. Japan now faces another period of political uncertainty, which could ...