A shock parliamentary election result in Japan has left the country in political limbo, after its ruling coalition suffered a rare defeat with no party winning enough seats to be given a clear ...

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its parliamentary majority at Sunday's national election, raising uncertainty over the make-up of the next government and the outlook for the world's fourth ...

TOKYO: Japan's ruling coalition is set to lose its parliamentary majority, exit polls for Sunday's (Oct 27) general election showed, raising uncertainty over the make-up of the government of the ...

TOKYO: Japan's voters decide the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government on Sunday (Oct 27) in an election expected to punish his coalition over a funding scandal and inflation ...

Japan's Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi has expressed concern about the Israeli attack on Iran that took place on Saturday. In a statement, Iwaya said, "Japan is deeply concerned about the ...

Located in East Asia, Japan is a top 20 country in the world in terms of population. Japan has the third-largest economy by nominal gross domestic product and the fourth-largest economy by ...

It's usually a serene two-and-a-half-hour ride on Japan's famously efficient bullet train. But the journey quickly descended into a zombie apocalypse, with passengers ...

A man has been arrested in Tokyo after firebombs were thrown at the headquarters of Japan's ruling party and a car crashed into the security fence around the prime minister's office. Police ...

Japan pulled the plug on nuclear power after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, but with the G7's dirtiest energy mix, it is seeking to cut emissions, and atomic energy is making a steady comeback, in ...

No injuries were reported, and Mr. Ishiba was away from Tokyo in southern Japan on Saturday. The episode is the latest in a series of violent acts targeting officials in Japan, a country known as ...

France and Japan are both world leaders in design — but if you’re wanting to keep up with fashion, Paris is the unmissable trendsetter, while Tokyo is a backwater. It’s looking similar in ...

Japan’s programme to upgrade its Boeing F-15Js is on track, setting the stage for the iconic type to remain a key pillar of Japanese airpower. “This is an extremely important upgrade,” says ...