TOKYO (Reuters) -Heading into the most consequential Japanese upper house election in memory and a possible defeat for the coalition of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, investors are weighing whether a ...

Right-wing populists, viral social media posts, and deep-seated economic anxieties have amplified the belief that foreigners ...

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the Upper House. Speaking to media on Sunday, Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru ...

Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya's xenophobic views, antisemitic remarks and emphasis on Japan’s ethnic purity have raised alarms ...

Experts associate the rise of the ultra-nationalist Sanseito party with a crisis of confidence after decades of economic ...

The results of the election in Japan’s House of Councillors highlight a key trend: An era of political fragmentation in ...

Independent candidates also leaned into anti-foreigner narratives – yet the Japanese public’s attitude toward immigrants has ...

Premier says he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with US, but analysts say he faces political headwinds.

The Japanese government is considering stepping up measures to stop other countries interfering in elections through false ...

In last month's Upper House election, foreign actors were suspected to be behind the spread of disinformation on social media ...

The question always has been how long they’d tolerate malaise. Sunday’s answer: Not any longer.