Eric Johnston

The Democratic Party for the People (DPP) heads into the upcoming Upper House election, expected in late July, with hopes of building on its success in October’s Lower House race, where it quadrupled its seats from seven to 28. As […]

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s approval ratings over the weekend continued to plummet as he faces backlash over doling out ¥1.5 million ($10,000) worth of gift vouchers to his fellow Liberal Democratic Party parliamentary members, which came to light earlier this

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet approved on Friday a basic strategy to battle online gaming addiction that includes strengthening crackdowns on payment collection agencies and individuals or companies, known as affiliates, who promote online casinos and earn a commission for

The Liberal Democratic Party turns 70 years old on Nov. 15, but, with a loss of over 60,000 members in the past year alone, the birthday celebration is likely to be muted as the party struggles to find ways to

Yuichiro Tamaki, who was reinstated as leader of the opposition Democratic Party for the People on Tuesday, hit the ground running on his first day back, saying his party will aim to nearly double its Upper House seats in this

Angry over its failure to negotiate a deal on its signature policy with the ruling coalition, the opposition Democratic Party for the People (DPP) is going on the attack as it looks toward building public support ahead of this summer’s

Free high school education is Nippon Ishin no Kai’s signature policy, and party co-leader Seiji Maehara is pushing for it hard in budget committee hearings. Though the effort pits him against Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the political rivals are actually

Akihiro Arimoto, whose daughter Keiko was spirited away to North Korea more than four decades ago and remains unaccounted for, died late Friday at the age of 96, an abductees group said Monday. His death is a sign of how

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba managed to survive 2024 following his Liberal Democratic Party’s loss of a majority in the Oct. 27 Lower House election, which forced him to to work with opposition parties to secure passage of a supplementary budget.

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office has dropped charges against 65 current and former Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and their secretaries, including Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and senior members of a faction once led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,